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Union County public hearing closes on sale of 60 acres in Piedmont Innovation Park to McGee Corp. for planned 366,000 sq ft facility
Summary
County staff held a public hearing and clarified that the proposed conveyance of just over 60 acres in the Piedmont Innovation Park to McGee Corporation is for a proposed 366,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The sale price was corrected during the meeting to $4,100,036.50 after wetlands were identified during due diligence.
The Union County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing June 16 on the proposed conveyance of slightly more than 60 acres in the Piedmont Innovation Park to the McGee Corporation for a planned 366,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
Deputy County Manager Patrick Niland told the board the land was purchased in 2019 for industrial and commercial development and that approximately 160 acres remain in county ownership after prior sales. He said the parcel under consideration would be about 60 acres and that McGee is planning a large manufacturing expansion.
Niland said the number shown on an earlier slide represented an initial contract amount and that due diligence identified wetlands on a portion of the property, which reduced the contract price by $130,000. “So the actual sale price is $4,100,036.50,” he said, and staff committed to updating the meeting agenda record with the corrected amount.
Why it matters: The conveyance would remove a sizeable county-owned tract from the industrial-park inventory in exchange for a negotiated price and a planned manufacturing investment that the county says could expand local employment and tax base.
Board procedure: Niland said the public hearing was required to complete the conveyance process and that the county needed a public hearing record in order to close on the property. No members of the public spoke during the hearing and the matter was placed on the consent agenda for approval.
What’s next: staff will update the agenda record with the corrected sale price and proceed with conveyance steps if the consent action is approved and other closing conditions are met.
Sources: remarks by Deputy County Manager Patrick Niland during the June 16 meeting.
