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Spencer City Council Discusses Land Purchase

May 19, 2022 Steve Schwaller

(Spencer)– The purchase of a little more than 5.6 acres of land for future development on the city’s north side was a topic of discussion at Monday’s Spencer City Council meeting. In the end, the council did vote to move ahead with the $250,000 purchase, but two members voted against. Among them was councilman Brian Balk…

“We should hold ourselves to a plan and a timeline and have markers in place and make sure that when we’re spending money on these types of developments that it’s a very clear path of where we’re going. And although I see some value in this land purchase and ultimately if it does go through, I think there will be, I hope, an added benefit in the future. My concern is that at least as of right now I have not heard a specific plan for this action and that’s a little concerning.”

Councilman Ron Hanson says he wants the city to be very aggressive in marketing the land to developers.

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