Budget officials say the Missouri House’s plan to sell a new state park could cost the state thousands of dollars in appraisal, auction and legal fees.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Committee on Legislative Research
Oversight Division also found that the potential proceeds from selling Eleven
Point State Park in Oregon County would likely not go to the state’s general
coffers. The committee says the money would need to be returned to the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources and two federal agencies.
The Missouri House pushed two bills to the Senate that would require the state
to auction off the 4,200 acres.
The park has remained closed since the land was purchased in 2016. Missouri
faces a lawsuit claiming an easement limits the land’s use to agricultural
purposes.