On April 3 residents of Lecompton Township will decide whether to approve a resolution allowing the township to accept land offered by Big Springs.
Although Big Springs is unincorporated and has no governing body, some residents have expressed a willingness to work out an arrangement to give five acres of land to the township, according to township trustee Chuck Wright.
The property is located about a half mile east of Big Springs along U.S. Highway 40 where the old Douglas County Fair building once stood and where an old school building is still located, Wright said.
More than 18 months ago, the township board of trustees began looking for a site to build a new maintenance building, Wright said. The board also hopes to include space for a community meeting room, Wright said. Four residents from Big Springs suggested the land.
State law sets limits on the amount of land that can be given to an entity, Wright said. If voters approve the resolution, however, the township can accept three acres. An arrangement would then be made to put $25,000 into a trust so that the township can renovate the school building into possibly a public library in return for the remaining two acres.
Big Springs residents will select four persons to officially represent them in transferring the land when the time comes, said Wright and Bud Newell, one of the original four Big Springs residents who made the offer.
About a dozen people showed up for a Lecompton Township meeting Thursday night to learn more about the proposal.
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