Trustees make former freezer-plant parcel available for potential redevelopment

The Board of Trustees voted to make a parcel that includes a former freezer plant on Grimes available to prospective redevelopment. Trustees said the district purchased surrounding farmland and the freezer facility at different times and that the board's action makes the lot a candidate for future sale or lease should an interested buyer appear.
A trustee moved and another seconded a motion 'to make the lot available for consideration'; the motion passed on a voice vote. Trustees noted that any eventual sale would return property to the tax rolls and that future boards would have the final say on any transfer.
Staff discussed acreage figures in district records and maps. One staff member said district purchase documents list a building-area figure of 19.75 acres; an electronic map in staff materials appeared to show a larger figure (the speaker described the map as showing "about 40" acres but called that a mapping glitch). Trustees asked that staff treat the property as a candidate for development and to present options if a prospective buyer expresses interest.
Discussion only: whether parcel could serve as light industrial or other redevelopment and how deeded setbacks related to district spray-irrigation needs might be maintained. Direction: staff to accept interest from potential developers and to return options for sale or lease when inquiries are received. Formal action: board approved a motion to make the lot available for future consideration.