A probe by Powys County Councillors into the sale of a farm near Welshpool for £5million was conducted in secret after expert legal advice was received.
A meeting of council’s Economy Residents and Communities scrutiny meeting on Wednesday, October 18 lasted just two and a half minutes before councillors voted to go into confidential session.
Behind closed door councillors they would hear a report by the council’s head of legal service and monitoring officer Clive Pinney, on the details surrounding the sale of 218 acres of the council’s farm estate at the village of Leighton near Welshpool. The buyers are believed to be Welshpool based waste and recycling firm; Potters who are said to be willing to offer £5million for the land which is above the valuation of £4.13 million.
Liberal Democrat chairwoman of the committee, Councillor Angela Davies had “called in” the item for scrutiny by her committee.
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