LANDFILL PROPERTY DEAL FINALIZED

  

After purchasing the land 24 years ago, the City of Brenham has finalized a deal to sell the property once earmarked for use as a city landfill.

The property, located near Chappell Hill, was sold to MCRP Interests Ltd. for $7,500 an acre.

City Manager Terry Roberts says the city will get nearly $1.5-million for the 204-acre tract.

The money will go into the city’s general fund.

The city originally purchased the property for a landfill and eventually received a state permit over opposition from local landowners.

The council later, however, abandoned the permit because it was later determined it would not be economically feasible to use it as a landfill unless refuse from outside Brenham was accepted.

Since then, it has been used as a shooting range by the Brenham Police Department and by a model airplane club.

The council first voted in 2006 to put the property on the market, but had not received any offers they deemed acceptable until now.

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4 Comments

  1. I am just wondering why the money is being put into the general fund? I know the city has a laundry list of things they want to build, so why don’t they earmark this money for that? Particularly the fire station comes to mind. It could be totally paid for rather than putting the burden of more debt on the taxpayers.

  2. Why didn’t the city of Brenham accept the 2 million dollar offer on the property????? got to love local government!!!!!!

    1. I completely agree. Does not make much sense to pass up a $2 MILLION dollar offer for a less one. Just another under the table job by our wonderful city members. And this was not the only offer, so get the facts correct before talking about it.

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