The City Council has sold two parcels of city-owned land and approved an option to sell a third parcel. Sales of the three parcels would amount to $152,500.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources bought 154 acres for $75,460 for a wildlife refuge and took an option for another 132 acres for $64,540. The division will pay the city $2,000 for the right to buy that property by July.Dennis Jorgensen bought the third parcel - 10.34 acres east of the Cove View Municipal Golf Course.
City officials also plan to sell six acres near the debris basin north of the city to Paul Turner for $2,500. Legal papers are being completed for that transaction, said City Manager Woody Farnsworth.
Proceeds from the property sales will be used to upgrade city sewer lines. Councilman Paul Lyman said the council will also seek a grant from the Community Impact Board for additional financing for the project.