Commission delays bid closing
On Tuesday, August 1st the County Commission met for their Regular and Land Use Meeting and got an appeal from Mike Riley representing the Bocilla Islands Conservancy, Inc. [BICI] Mike presented a petition of approx. 100 signatures and pitched a moratorium on the bid.
When the Commissioner Comments got underway, Commissioner Tiseo spoke about the long and costly process to build the new firehouse. He indicated that he had no objection to negotiating with BICI but expressed that he wished to “backfill some of the cost with the sale of the old property”. He mentioned that, while the residents paid for a large portion of the new firehouse there was also sales tax money applied to the land purchase and building. The key for the Commissioners is to find the “right number” so that they are not underselling the old Station 10 property. The Conservancy is also looking for the right number so they are not overpaying for the property, so it seems there should be room for negotiation.
As a net result, the bid closure has been moved forward to September 20, 2023 at 2:00 PM. CLICK HERE to view addendum for bid extension.
CLICK HERE if you would like to view the video of the Commission meeting. You may use the index at the bottom of the page to go to “1:00 PM Public Input any Subject” or “DD-County Commissioner Comments”. Or you can use the video slide bar to forward to the following timecodes: Mike Riley’s presentation at 3.14.50 (out of 4.21.00) and Commissioner Tiseo’s commentary at 3.38.34 (out of 4.21.00).
