Tekoa Parks & Rec board to own pool site

Ownership of Tekoa parks properties is in the process of being transferred after a year-long process between the city and the Tekoa Parks Board.

After a mudslide last November resulted in a major cleanup project, in the process of working with their insurance company, the Tekoa Parks board found out they did not own the property.

“It was some kind of clerical mix-up years ago,” said Fran Martin, Parks Board president.

The Tekoa city council will vote on a quit claim for the pool and property at their next meeting Nov. 19.

A quit claim refers to a legal term that the one entity transfers owners...