This Dollar General store, located at 309 W. Main St. in Glasgow, sets on a portion of property being sought by a judicial center project development board. The property sale negotiations are ongoing.
(BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS)
BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News
GLASGOW — Negotiations continue between the Dollar General Corporation and a local judicial center project development board to secure a portion of property along West Main Street.
Members of the PDB met last week and voted to authorize negotiations on an option agreement for purchase of the property at 309 W. Main St. Local PVA records indicate the property is owned by the corporation, though members of the board would not verify the information.
John T. Alexander, Barren Circuit judge, provided an overview on Aug. 22 to the Glasgow City Council of the project development board’s desire to build a judicial center along West Main Street and detailed ongoing negotiations with the Dollar General Corporation.
Those negotiations have been “wonderful,” he said during that discussion. He also said, “we’re in good shape with the Dollar store.” The main contact for the discussions is an unnamed female executive vice president.
“I feel really, really good that it’s not going to fall apart with the Dollar Store,” Alexander said.
Any property the PDB seeks to purchase must be appraised before its sold. Because the property along West Main is owned by public and private entities, the PDB has worked to ensure all parties “know the rules.” The PDB cannot pay more than any appraised value, and the public entities like the water company and city of Glasgow cannot take any less than the appraised value.
The Dollar General Corporation could sell their property to the PDB for a lower amount than the appraised value, technically.
Board members also voted to present an appraisal to the Glasgow Water Company for a building they own behind the Dollar General store. The GWC owns the land where the former Glasgow Glass building was, which is part of the desired property for the judicial center.
Members of the GWC Board of Directors voted to sell the former Glasgow Glass building under certain circumstances, including one that requires the land be used for a justice center. Members of the PDB were seeking to present a formal request to purchase the property at the GWC’s Sept. 8 board meeting.
Architects working with the PDB are expected to detail in a presentation to the Glasgow Council various overlays of the project. The next meeting of the Council is Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. inside Glasgow City Hall.
