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Elk Grove purchased 63.8 acres of land on the southeast edge of the city planned for future annexation.<\/p>\n
The property, located at 10171 Grant Line Road and owned by 144-year-old cattle ranch Mahon Ranch,<\/a> cost the city $5,112,600 plus an additional estimated $12,000 in closing costs.<\/p>\n The City Council approved the purchase by a 4-to-0 vote at its April 22 meeting. Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen was absent.<\/p>\n The land, currently on the city\u2019s southeast edge next to Kubota\u2019s distribution center<\/a>, is slated for annexation into Elk Grove, though it has not yet been approved, the city\u2019s Economic Development Director Darrell Doan said at the meeting.<\/p>\n Elk Grove previously annexed 382 acres of land in the area deemed as within the city\u2019s \u201csphere of influence\u201d by the Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission. This property is part of 189 acres that \u201cmay be annexed in the future,\u201d according to the staff report.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe overall purpose of this acquisition is to expand the city\u2019s land holding for future opportunities,\u201d Doan said at the meeting.<\/p>\n While there is no timeline for annexation, Doan told The Sacramento Bee that the city is open to and considering multiple uses for the property, including for sports, recreation, entertainment and industrial uses.<\/p>\n The city considers this purchase to be a \u201cstrategic forward-looking acquisition,\u201d Doan said, because the city has a good relationship with the seller and negotiated a good price for the property.<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes sense for the city to acquire it given the property\u2019s adjacency to the city limits and other land we own, its consistency with the city\u2019s General Plan, and its location within a designated future annexation area,\u201d Doan said.<\/p>\n If annexation did not happen, Mahon Ranch agreed to buy back any unannexed land for $77,000 per acre, according to the staff report. Mahon Ranch will lease back the land to continue grazing for $4,850 per year until future plans for the parcel are made.<\/p>\n It is located approximately 1.2 miles from the site of Elk Grove\u2019s future permanent homeless shelter<\/a> and 2.1 miles from Sky River Casino, which broke ground on a new hotel and resort<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n Escrow is set to close on the property purchase at the end of June, Doan said.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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