On Tuesday, Aug. 1, the Boone County Quorum Court Budget and Finance Committee voted to move four budget appropriations to the full quorum court on Aug. 8, as well as an ordinance from the Personnel Committee allowing purchases from a company in which a county employee has an interest. The JPs discussed a status update on new first responder radios and the recent sale of the Old Federal Building in downtown Harrison.
The Boone County Quorum Court at its meeting held on Monday, July 3, unanimously approved a resolution authorizing Boone County Judge Robert Hathaway to move forward on the transaction to sell the Old Federal Building, which is a county-owned property. The property is located at 201 North Main Street in downtown Harrison and the purchasers are Tom and Kelly Davenport with Tom Davenport Concrete Construction, LLC in Yellville. The sale of the property will be finalized at closing, a date which has not been set.
The Missoula City Council on Monday night approved a resolution creating a special district with the county in order to claim the downtown federal building from the federal government.