North Battleford city hall will make a counter offer for a proposal for a land purchase by a bidder team to develop a condo project after rejecting the initial offer. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Angela Brown

In the chambers

City rejects proposal for land sale for condo project; to make counter offer

May 15, 2019 | 11:43 AM

The City of North Battleford turned down a proposal by a bidder to purchase land in the Fairview Heights area for a condo project, but will be making a counter offer instead.

Administration recommended rejecting the offer by the joint bidders – Do-All Holdings and Span West Farms representatives – at council’s meeting Monday.

The proposal was to purchase land at 2424 Buhler Avenue for $178,500 to develop a 22-unit apartment style condominium. The proposed start date was spring 2020. The bidder team also asked for a three-year tax incentive on all the units in the project.

City Planner Ryan MacKrell said administration wants to take a closer look at the proposal and recommended declining the offer, and consider a counter offer. He said while this was the only offer received, the city did have several inquiries about the Fairview Heights area land sale.

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Following council Mayor Ryan Bater would only say the city will be making its own offer to the bidder parties instead.

“The decision was not to accept the (bidders’) offer,” Bater said. “We’ve directed administration to return to the bidders with a counter offer.”

Council moved into an in camera discussion on the matter to respect the privacy of the party with whom the city is negotiating before it returned to open council and decided to reject the offer.

“Any agreements have to come to an open council meeting,” Bater added. “The final decision, if our counter offer is received and if we can come to an understanding, will have to come to an open council.”

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