Lincoln tract of land sold for housing

The 4.6 acre Lincoln Tract A may have some homes developed on in the next couple of years.

The land, which is the tract that originally had Lincoln High School built on it, was successfully bid for $207,000 by New Peak Construction. The Green River City Council unanimously supported the deal, which purchased the property for $132,000 more than its appraised value. Councilman Gary Killpack excused himself from the discussion.

The land was originally, granted to the city in 1995 through a land transfer with Sweetwater County School District No. 2. The land was separated into three tracts, with A being the physical location of the school building, B being the football field and track and C, which was land to the east of the track.

Last year, the land was awarded to AT&B, who planned to build houses on Tract A and B. However, the bid was withdrawn last November. The city decided to release only Tract A for bid in September and received bids from both AT&B and New Peak. The AT&B bid for the tract of land was $100,001.

According to city documents, New Peak has three plans for the tract, the first two involve creating 21 lots while the third involves creating 22 lots. Laura Leigh, Director of Community Development for the city, said the 22-lot plan wasn’t recommended by city staff because they thought it squeezed too many homes on to the tract of land.

The first layout proposes North 6th West Street be extended to the center of the tract, with two culs-de-sac being located on the east and west portions of the development. The second layout would again extend North 6th West Street to the center of the development, but would also create a new street intersecting with North 7th West Street.

That new street would terminate into a cul-de-sac on the eastern portion of the development.