JOPLIN, Mo. —
The city of Joplin is preparing to make some properties it owns available for public sale.
A first round of such properties has been designated and reviewed by the Joplin Planning and Zoning Commission, which will forward the list to the City Council with a recommendation to declare the sites excess and eligible for sale. A number of the lots were acquired when street widening projects were done or were turned over to the city by the county after property taxes went unpaid and there were no buyers.
Three parcels were struck from the list at the direction of City Manager Mark Rohr.
Rohr said Wednesday that the list of available properties was provided to the city’s master developer, Wallace Bajjali Development Partners of Sugar Land, Texas, which asked the city to hold back certain properties for possible use in development projects.
A contract is being prepared between the city’s Redevelopment 353 Corp. and the master developer for land acquisition for redevelopment projects. That contract will have to be approved by the City Council for land acquisition to go forward.
Housing projects will be a priority among the master developer’s work, city officials have said.
Properties that were struck from the list are 1803 and 1807 S. Connecticut Ave., 1901 S. Connecticut Ave., and 1901 E. 20th St.
Lots that are to be forwarded to the City Council for a declaration on whether to sell are:
• 2329 S. Connecticut Ave., a lot of 6,037 square feet.
• 2934 S. Connecticut Ave., 4,725 square feet.
• 2401/2403 S. Connecticut Ave., 7,860 square feet.
• 1123 S. Porter Ave., 7,500 square feet.
• 2729 S. Joplin Ave., 6,000 square feet.
• 1402 S. Ohio Ave. and 1402 1/2 W. 14th St., about 6,000 square feet.
• 1831 E. 20th St. and 1914 S. Connecticut Ave., 26,160 square feet.
• 32nd Street and Oliver Avenue, about six acres.
• 1408 S. Jackson Ave., 6,250 square feet.
Once the City Council acts on the list of excess properties, the city will release information on how people may bid.
More to come
CITY MANAGER MARK ROHR said there are more excess properties that will be made available in the future.
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