The Green River City Council approved a lease agreement with JS Construction to develop two tracts of the former Lincoln High School property into residential housing.
The council approved the bid for $70,000 for the B and C tracts of land Tuesday night.
According to Council documents, the city only received the bid from JS Construction during a bid opening Nov. 10.
The property was originally bid in 2017 for $100,000, but the builder working the project, New Peak, was unable to develop the two tracts, which resulted in the land being taken back by the city. The purchase agreement outlines deadlines and benchmarks JS Construction has to meet to proceed with the project. The project has to be built in one phase and the final plat has to be approved within 12 months.
Additionally, the agreement dictates a portion of Tract C must be dedicated as parkland.
Initially, the Council rejected a $50,000 bid from William H. Smith and Associates during its Aug. 4 meeting.
Other business
The Council started the process to rezone a property on Flaming Gorge Way to residential zoning. The Council passed the first reading of a rezoning ordinance to change 645 W. Flaming Gorge Way from B-1 business zoning to R-2 single-family housing. According to Council documents, Anthony Bryce and Ashley Castillon plan to build a home on the property. The ordinance faces two more readings by the Council before it is approved.
The popularity of the Green River Police Department’s therapy dog Buddy has resulted in a minor inconvenience for the department, causing the GRPD to seek creating a restricted donation program for the dog. Many residents and a few community organizations have sought to donate to Buddy and his care, but due to how donations to the department are handled, the Council would need to approve reception of each donation. The program would streamline the process undertaken to receive the donations and was approved by the Council.
A Wyoming Department of Transportation grant will go toward improvements and concrete replacement at Riverside Memorial Park. The Council accepted a $400,000 grant from WYDOT’s Transportation Alternatives Program to replace nearly half a mile of concrete pathways through the park, as well as add lighting along the pathways.
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