Wells Fargo donates land to Town of Lee

The Lee Town Council met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m., at Kinsey Hall. The agenda only had a few items for discussion: Lee Business Complex, possible land donation and lack of a building inspector. The first item of discussion was a public comment. A citizen asked the council about the raise in rates to rent the basketball court in the Lee Business Complex. It was previously $10 an hour without a deposit. There is now a $100 deposit and it is $50 for up to three hours and $10 for every hour after. The citizen recommended a flat monthly rate to rent the court for one or two days a week. The council agreed to take that under consideration and will discuss it at their next meeting. Wells Fargo contacted the Town of Lee and Madison County about donating just over two acres of land located at 851 SE Remington Drive. The only requirement for this donation is that the Town of Lee maintains the property until a use can be determined. The use of the land is up to the council and can be used for anything that will benefit Lee or the land can be sold and the council can use the money as they see fit. The County Commissioners had previously voted to accept the land if, Lee decided not to. The council voted unanimously to accept the land. The use for the land will be determined at a later date. The Madison County Property Appraisal website has the land value at $8,140. Town Manager John Anderson brought up the lack of a building inspector for the Town of Lee. In the past Charles “Chuck” Hitchcock, Superintendent for Planning and Development for the City of Madison has been performing the building inspections but on March 8, he was involved in a two-vehicle wreck and was seriously injured. Anderson told the council that they need to decide on how to handle a new building inspector especially now that Family Dollar is preparing their building plans. Anderson asked the council how they felt about reaching out to Madison County to see if they could take over the responsibility immediately as well as possibly taking it over permanently. The council agreed to allow Anderson to pursue that option. The next Lee Town Council meeting will be May 5 at 7 p.m., at Kinsey Hall.