The Glen Alpine Board of Aldermen voted to purchase a 2.5-acre property with a warehouse that鈥檚 partially owned by the town鈥檚 attorney.
The property, located at 201 W. Main St., is owned by Bottom Drop LLC. Bottom Drop鈥檚 registered agents are Rob Denton, the town鈥檚 attorney, and Robert Collett, according to records from the North Carolina Secretary of State鈥檚 office.
Aldermen voted at the board鈥檚 regular December meeting to buy the property for $319,500, but held a special-called meeting on Dec. 16 to approve a budget amendment to pay for the property. The town ended up spending $321,175 with closing costs and attorney fees, said Crystal Reed, clerk to the board. The tax value of the property is $237,005, according to county property records.
Glen Alpine Mayor Michelle Lewis said what the town will use the property for has yet to be determined.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 know yet,鈥� Lewis said. 鈥淔uture betterment of the town is what we鈥檙e looking at it for. It would have to have renovations, but you know there鈥檚 grants for renovations. We just felt like with it being there, a little bit over 2 acres, no existing property, it鈥檚 just something we want to go ahead and scoop up.鈥�
Lewis said the board had attorney Rod Wilcox advise them during the sale of the property.
Reed said Denton and Wilcox told her there was no appraisal done for the property.