HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01-28 13-069 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 13-069
Date: January 28, 2013
Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the Sale of Lot 14 in the BanAir Industrial Park to
Kurt Thomas
Responsible Department: Community & Economic Development
Commentary: This order will authorize the sale of 2.64 acres (Lot 14) in Banair Industrial Park for
$22,500 to Kurt Thomas, for expansion of Bangor Motor Sports. The company sells and services
motor sports equipment such as snowmobiles and motorcycles. Bangor Motor Sports has increased
employment from four (4) people when they opened in 1996 to twenty (20) people. When completed,
this expansion will yield 5 additional jobs. The sale of the lot is based on market value given that
Forty-five (45%) percent of the lot is designated as wetlands. The Board of Directors of the BanAir
Corporation and staff recommend sale of the lot.
The Business & Economic Development Committee at its meeting on January 22, 2013 reviewed and
recommended approval of the sale of Lot 14.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
0
City Manager
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Fi ce Director
Legal Approval:
ity Solicitor
Introduced for
Passage
First Reading
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Referral
Assigned to Councilor Blanchette
CITY OF BANGOR
13-069
JANUARY 28, 2013
(TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing the Sale of Lot 14 in the BanAir Industrial Park to Kurt
Thomas
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor owns land in the BanAir Industrial Park, Hammond Street,
Bangor, Maine; and
WHEREAS, Kurt Thomas, owner of Bangor Motor Sports, is the owner of lot 12, lot 13 and
lot 13A in the BanAir Industrial Park; and
WHEREAS, Kurt Thomas has offered to purchase Lot 14 in the BanAir Industrial Park; and
WHEREAS, Bangor Motor Sports has been a valued employer in Bangor since 1996; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the BanAir Corporation has reviewed this offer and
recommends its acceptance:
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT
The City Manager is hereby authorized, on behalf of the City of Bangor, to execute a Contract
For Sale of Real Estate and any other related documents with Kurt Thomas for Lot 14 in the
BanAir Industrial Park in a form approved by the City Solicitor or Assistant City Solicitor and
containing the following terms and conditions:
a. The selling price will be $22,500.
b. The buyer will have reviewed and be satisfied with all zoning, land use and
environmental laws, codes, ordinances and regulations affecting the property.
IN CITY COUNCIL
January 28, 2013
Motion Made and seconded for Passage
P sed
CI CLERK