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Commission debates 51.9-acre Kilner/Keller Highlands parcel, tables purchase for six months
Summary
The commission reviewed offers and infrastructure implications for a roughly 51.9-acre parcel adjacent to Kilner Highlands and voted to table a purchase decision for six months to study usable acreage, water/sewer costs, tax-base impact and budget timing.
Staff described the 51.91–51.92 acre Kilner Highlands parcel and summarized prior offers and counteroffers; commissioners questioned usable acreage and the cost of extending water and sewer. A staff member summarized previous financial figures: "the last offer from the commission was $9,934,800; they countered with...$1,289,000...and then we came back with this $1,038,400," and commissioners debated whether to buy all or part of the parcel.
Concerns included the cost of looping water mains, loss of tax base for city-owned land and $21,000 in outstanding specials the city might assume. After discussion the commission moved to table the purchase for six months to allow staff to study usable acreage, refine budgets and consider phased acquisition.
