City receives no bids in effort to sell Youth Center building

Plans to sell the building containing the Mountain Home Youth Center hit a snag after no one stepped forward to place bids during a scheduled auction Nov. 23.

City leaders kept the auction open 30 minutes past the 5 p.m. start time in hopes of attracting late bidders.

In a meeting Oct. 13, the Mountain Home City Council unanimously approved plans to auction the building with a minimum starting bid of $125,000. The city, which owns the building, hoped to sell it for possible use as a retail business.

However, Mayor Tom Rist previously emphasized the youth center will remain at its current location until permanent arrangements are finalized to build a new facility.

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