Council declines bid for Lincoln High School tracts of land

The city will hold onto land formerly occupied by the old Lincoln High School for a little while longer.

The Green River City Council voted to reject a bit for two tracts of land Tuesday evening. The bidder was William H. Smith and Associates, which had submitted a $50,000 bid for the land -- half of its appraised value.

The land is part of three tracts created after a fire in the abandoned high school caused it to get torn down. Tract A of the properties has had homes built on it, but the

The vote split the Council, with Jim Zimmerman, Robert Berg, Mike Shutran and Gary Killpack voting to dec...