City Of Crane Now Owns Part Of The Casket Factory
Building Will Serve As Garage For City Equipment/Vehicles
March 5, 2020
After purchasing the property at the delinquent tax sale last year, the City of Crane has taken full control of the large building that used to be a casket factory in Crane. City crews are working on securing the building. Eventually, this structure will act as a central location to store city equipment and vehicles.
Crane Public Works crews have started working on part of the Old Casket Factory in town now that the city has full rights to the property, which it purchased in the 2019 Stone County Delinquent Tax Sale. According to Mayor Collin Brannan, the building will be used to store city equipment and vehicles in one location.
The city purchased the tax sale on August 26, 2019, for $2,210, including filing fees. Once the city received a deed, they filed for a quiet title, revealing numerous lien holders.
The city then began discussions with those groups to take full control of the property.
Brannan reported to the Crane Board of Aldermen on Monday, March 2, that a favorable judgement had been entered against those holding liens on the property. One of the lien holders, the Missouri Department of Revenue, gave consent for the city to pursue it’s project.
“We got a good ruling from the court. The property is clean, clear and city owned,” Brannan said.
“Workers are rebuilding a wall that is missing on one side of the building,” he continued. “I may have overstepped my bounds some there, I assume you want to rebuild that wall.”
“You’ve got to secure it,” said Alderman Doug Minton.
“Once that wall is up, they will begin sealing most of the doors,” Brannan said. “From there, we need to put a roof on it. It will be a storage garage to keep all of our equipment together in one consolidated location.”
Costs of the additional labor and for the roof have not been determined at this time.
Shortly after purchasing the property, Brannan said, “This property is not one that is or has been considered for demolition. The clean up will be obvious. There is a lot of work to do on this building. The site has been a huge eye-sore on the community for a long time. With the City taking possession, we will be able to renovate the building, removing some of the blight from this neighborhood.”
The city purchased the tax sale on August 26, 2019, for $2,210, including filing fees. Once the city received a deed, they filed for a quiet title, revealing numerous lien holders.
The city then began discussions with those groups to take full control of the property.
Brannan reported to the Crane Board of Aldermen on Monday, March 2, that a favorable judgement had been entered against those holding liens on the property. One of the lien holders, the Missouri Department of Revenue, gave consent for the city to pursue it’s project.
“We got a good ruling from the court. The property is clean, clear and city owned,” Brannan said.
“Workers are rebuilding a wall that is missing on one side of the building,” he continued. “I may have overstepped my bounds some there, I assume you want to rebuild that wall.”
“You’ve got to secure it,” said Alderman Doug Minton.
“Once that wall is up, they will begin sealing most of the doors,” Brannan said. “From there, we need to put a roof on it. It will be a storage garage to keep all of our equipment together in one consolidated location.”
Costs of the additional labor and for the roof have not been determined at this time.
Shortly after purchasing the property, Brannan said, “This property is not one that is or has been considered for demolition. The clean up will be obvious. There is a lot of work to do on this building. The site has been a huge eye-sore on the community for a long time. With the City taking possession, we will be able to renovate the building, removing some of the blight from this neighborhood.”