NEW HARMONY SCHOOL PROPERTY BIDS TO BE DISCLOSED TODAY
By: Dan Barton, Publisher of the New-Harmony Gazette
February 18, 2019
In case you haven’t heard the news, the Town Council of New Harmony will meet on Tuesday morning, February 19th at 8:30 a.m. where this second round of new bidders will reportedly reveal their plans for the school property, should one of them be selected for ownership.
There are a total of six bids and a request by one group to delay the process for 120 days. The six bids run from $10,000 to $125,000.
1) The New Life Apostolic Church, Carmi, Illinois, Pastor Richard Giles – $10,000 for the 56 thousand sq. ft. building plus five acres.
2) Tom Guggenheim, of Mt. Vernon, $79,000 for the entire property.
3) An $80,000 bid by attorney John Goodridge of 1925 W. Franklin Street, Evansville, Indiana, on behalf of an undisclosed client for the entire property.
4) Joe Lupfer of Lupfer Paving, Cynthiana, Indiana, $80,500 for the entire property.
5) Jason Baize Contracting of Evansville and New Harmony, $85,000 for the entire property.
6) A $125,000 bid by attorney Darin Higgs of 1925 W. Franklin Street, Evansville, Indiana, on behalf of an undisclosed client for the entire property.
7) A proposal from Jeremy Efroymson, Dan Mason, George Rapp, and Kent Parker, all local businessmen or residents of New Harmony, to delay the bid process for 120 days so that an independent assessment of the building condition can be conducted to obtain current cost estimates for remediation costs and repairs.
