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By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent

Two offers have been made on Juab School District properties.

One offer was from a local business to purchase a piece of property located next to the training center for disabled persons located in the northeast part of the city.

"We have also had an offer from a developer to purchase a portion of the property the district recently purchased on the south end of town," said Darin Clark, district business administrator.

The first piece of property consists of .86 acres between a storage facility and the training facility.

The owners of the storage facility would like to purchase the property, said Clark. The offer made was for $22,750.

"There is not much frontage but the sliver is quite deep," said Clark.

Leon Pexton, board president, said the property would need to be declared surplus by the district.

After property is declared surplus, the usual procedure is to procure a minimum of two appraisals, establish minimum bid price based upon appraisals and assessed value of property, place an ad in a newspaper of general circulation and allow not less than 90 days for receipt of proposals from prospective purchasers.

But, in this case, board members questioned whether or not the property would need to be put up for bid. It seemed that if an adjacent property owner had a use for the property, as was the case in this situation, the property may not need to be put up for bid.

"We will check it out with the attorney," said Superintendent Kirk Wright.

Jake Ream was the developer seeking to purchase district property, said Clark.

"He wants to purchase 20-feet to extend from 200 East to 1300 South," said Wright.

Ream needs four acres, in total, to allow enough depth to his lots which will back (the backyard will be against school property, so that a road can be constructed between 200 East and 1300 South.

Stacy Brooks, board member, made a motion, which was unanimously accepted, to authorize district administration to negotiate deals on the pieces of property that would ensure compliance with legal regulations.

In addition, administration is to confirm that offers are fair and that all due diligence requirements are met.

"After tentative agreements are reached," said Brooks, "the agreements should be brought before the board in a future meeting for final approval."