The building will be used by the County as a new location for the Uvalde County Center for Emergency Management.
After convening in a private executive session, Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell and the Uvalde Commissioners Court announced plans to move forward on the acquisition of the American Lumber’s sales and distribution office located at 207 South Getty Street. According to information provided at the Commissioners Court Meeting, the closing date for the property is slated for March 10th, 2023. The building will be used by the County as the new location for the Uvalde County Center for Emergency Management.
According to Uvalde County Commissioner Ronnie Garza, funds from the Biden Administration (ARP) or American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 will be used to purchase the property. The Uvalde County Commissioners Court did not disclose the purchase price for the property at its Monday, February 27th, meeting
According to information on the Uvalde County Appraisal District’s website, the 2022 property value is assessed at $391,963. The 2022 Property Taxes paid are listed at $9,780.01
The following is information about the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 from Wikipedia:
“The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is a US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to speed up the country’s recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing recession.[1] First proposed on January 14, 2021, the package builds upon many of the measures in the CARES Act from March 2020 and in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, from December.[2][3]”
