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Florence board directs engineer survey and orders appraisal for proposed land acquisition
Summary
In executive session the board authorized a survey by the city engineer and directed the mayor to obtain an appraisal for a proposed land acquisition, both motions carrying unanimous recorded ayes on May 5, 2026.
During executive session on May 5, the Florence Mayor and Board authorized a survey of property related to a proposed land acquisition and directed the mayor to obtain an appraisal.
City Attorney Bobby Lingold recommended the actions. Alderman Brian Grantham moved to authorize the survey (seconded by Alderman Herrin) and separately moved to direct the mayor to obtain an appraisal (seconded by Alderman Brent Sistrunk); both motions carried with aye votes recorded from all aldermen present.
The minutes record the board’s direction to City Engineer Tim Parker to conduct the survey and to Mayor Gunn to secure an appraisal. The record does not identify the parcel(s) by legal description or state the estimated acquisition cost; the survey and appraisal are pre‑acquisition steps to inform future board decisions.
