Business park final plat approved; offer made on first lot

After years of discussions and planning, the Sidney City Council considered an offer on Tuesday night for the sale of the first lot in the city’s new business park.

The council entered an executive session for 20 minutes to consider the proposal from Longhorn Investments to purchase Lot 1A in the southwest corner of the park.

David Everston, Longhorn assistant manager, was at the meeting to discuss the offer. Before the council moved into executive, he said the initial offer of $250,000 was based on the preliminary plat that called for a 4.48-acre lot.

Earlier in the meeting, councilors a...