Luverne City Council members met in closed session Tuesday, May 18, to consider purchasing property at 102 S. Kniss in Luverne.
The property on the southwest corner of Main Street and Highway 75 is owned by members of the Dennis and Norma Remme family.
It was the location of Remedez Hair Salon, started in 2007, and the business office for Remme Construction.
It closed in January and the 7,348-square-foot lot was listed for sale in March for $162,500.
At last week’s meeting, the council authorized City Administrator John Call to make an offer on the corner lot.
As of Tuesday’s press deadline, a purchase agreement hadn’t been signed.
The Remedez lot borders a property to the south at 108 S. Kniss that the city bought from the VanderPoel family for $39,900 on Oct. 15, 2019.
The Remedez lot borders a lot to the west that the city purchased in 2015 from Dale and Karen Bosch, Beaver Creek, for $70,000.
The house between Remedez and the municipal liquor store on the lot was demolished and the property has been held for future development.
The intent for the Remedez lot, if the city buys it, would be to lease it to an interested business.