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Victoria council agrees to buy 7.32‑acre parcel next to water plant; public hearing scheduled
Summary
Council voted Nov. 12 to purchase a 7.32‑acre Hardy family tract adjacent to the water filtration plant and set a public hearing on the purchase for next month; the town accepted the property offer of $16,000 plus closing costs and will review financing with the Finance Committee.
Town Manager Rodney Newton told the council about a 7.32‑acre Hardy family tract abutting the town’s water filtration plant that the family offered to sell for $16,000 plus approximately $1,300 in closing costs. An independent forester, Dan Perkins, estimated timber value at roughly $1,000 per acre and the county tax assessment on the parcel is $25,800.
Mayor Allen D. Smith said the town should purchase the land to allow for possible future expansion of the water‑treatment site. Councilmember Johnnie Brame moved to purchase the parcel; Councilmember Ronald Mattox seconded and the motion carried. Councilmember James G. Elam Jr. then moved and Councilmember Christopher Garrett seconded a motion to hold a public hearing on the purchase at next month’s meeting; that motion also carried. Newton said he will meet with the Finance Committee before the December council meeting to review funding and next steps.
The transcript records the motions as “motion carried” and does not include a vote tally. The minutes reflect only the offer amount, the agreed‑to motion to purchase and the scheduling of the public hearing; no binding transfer or closing occurred Nov. 12.
