Monday, November 1, 2010

Baldwin County Commissioners consider land purchases

Published: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 8 H 02
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BAY MINETTE, Alabama - Commissioners decide to take a deal offered by Summerdale owner, Baldwin Magnolia discharge may grow by another 34 acres under discussion at the session of working for the County of the Committee on Tuesday.

Department of waste solid Director Jim Ransom said Commissioners as owners offered "Hall property" Baldwin county adjacent to 740 acres of landfill 28 long label price of $340,000 .Environ 96 acres of property of the discharge is permitted to use it as the removal of cells, while the rest is buffer or used for other related such as composting projects.

Ransom said offered land includes two parcels and hosts a pit dirt, water wells where a mobile home already sitting and electrical services.

The property is close to the landfill on the West side, according to the aerial images current composting operations and might be useful as a buffer, officials said. Ultimately, Ransom said, pit dirt could be used for storm containment.

Ransom said his Department recently received 1.22 million dollars from federal sources for various projects and money for the purchase of the property may have come from this source.

County of wranglin' with another potential purchase Tuesday officials when weeks Bay, Director of the Foundation Walter Ernest IV has warned that an agreement to purchase "The Meadows" - 136.28 hectares of Baldwin County 1 with one acre of mobile Bay - could fall without a firm commitment in the next three weeks.

136 Acres of sensitive coastal lands would be part of a much larger purchase cancellation area of wetlands for use as a park or environmental study area, said the official.State and local government officials accepted months ago to buy the land with the County of 1.2 million in funds from the impact of coastal - federal funds oil in the offshore - drilling program spending to offset the negative impacts caused by industry fuels the State fossiles.Agents damages and the preservation of nature Forever Wild program have agreed to commit a handset of 1.2 million for the purchase.

Ernest said Commissioners who can drop an agreement to purchase 820 acres with CIAP and funds from other sources if the County and the State are not firm commitments before 15 novembre.Il said that the transaction is scheduled to close on 15 December.

Baldwin environment Planner Kara Lankford said officials counties has received a notice of preliminary approval of the proposed use of local funds CIAP share state, final approval was scheduled by November 2 at the next Committee meeting is planned.

Other discussion, Commissioners heard report road Department Cal Markert that work will begin soon on the ramp of Lillian recently shared achetée.Markert Director proposed parking and discarded fishing bought with money of BP PLC.Le grants site relaunch Park and vessel design could be opened by the spring or early in the summer, said Markert, at a cost of approximately $600,000.

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