School board approves sale of Wanamingo elementary building to 2 Oak Hills Properties

The Kenyon-Wanamingo School District board voted 7-0 to approve a purchase agreement with 2 Oak Hills Properties LLC for the elementary building at 225 3rd Avenue in Wanamingo. Board member AJ Lindell moved to accept "the strong and highly competitive offer" from 2 Oak Hills Properties LLC, and the clerk recorded a unanimous roll-call vote in favor.

The motion was made aloud by AJ Lindell and was immediately seconded verbally when Marilyn Severson said, "I 2nd." The meeting record as spoken by the chair later states the motion on the table was from AJ Lindell with a second from (Bridal/Erica) Aronson; the transcript contains both the verbal second from Severson and the announcement naming Aronson as the seconder. The clerk then called each member by name. The clerk announced, "That motion carries 7 to 0," confirming all recorded votes were in the affirmative: James Jarvis, Erica Aronson, Tanya Craig, AJ Lindell, Deb Pekan, Madeline (called variously in the record as Larkin/Lorkut), and Marilyn Severson.

The vote followed a public hearing reconvened by Chair Marilyn Severson focused on offers for the elementary property at 225 3rd Avenue. No additional public testimony or amendments to the purchase agreement were recorded in the transcript. The board then completed its agenda and moved to adjourn; the meeting was adjourned at 9:46 a.m.

The transcript does not record dollar amounts, closing dates, or additional terms of the purchase agreement. Those contract details were not specified in the audio record provided.