Section of North Main Could be Owned by Charles City Chicken Plant in Four Years

A one-block section of North Main Street in Charles City could have new owners in four years.

During their regular meeting Monday night, the City Council discussed a lease-to-own arrangement with Pure Prairie Farms in which the chicken processing plant would lease the street at $22,000 a year for three years with the option to buy at a final payment of $34,000 in four years.

As a former lender, Councilman Delaine Freeseman says it’s the best option for the plant and the City.

North Main near PPF has already been reconfigured to bypass the plant, which Mayor Dean Andrews says is one more reason to let PPF take over the street. 

The move to lease the section of North Main to PPF is not official, but the Council set a public hearing on the matter for November 7th.