Blevins contract approved, 40 acres tabled

The Canton City Council met in a special called meeting March 29 and approved a disposition/lease of city-owned real estate property to Johnny Blevins.

The property at 24980 Highway 64 East was leased to Blevins for $1,100 a month.  The area was used as a maintenance shed for TxDOT.

Blevins said he was interested in renting out the space for six months because of a new warehousing distribution business that he was starting. “Right now, our goal is to turn it into a packaging facility in the future, and then we are thinking about bringing a full production facility into the area. “

Blevins also told the council he would make some improvements on the structure consisting of new paint on the outside and adding electrical plugs.

CEDC Director Julie Seymore said offered different pricing options per square foot to the council, but said that the $1,100 a month was a fair price. She also suggested a rent swap for any improvements that Blevins completed on the building.

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