Two legislators tied to owner of Marion land
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Two state legislators and a Marion County mayor who pushed county officials to buy land for three times its value
have had financial dealings in the past two years with the property's owner.
State Sen. Roger Bedford, Rep. Mike Millican and Hamilton Mayor Steve Logan all lobbied the Marion County Commission
to use $3 million in state money to buy more than 600 acres owned by Dennis "Blue" Harbor. The land was
worth $1 million, according to the latest appraisal.
County records show that Bedford and Logan sold other Marion County land to Harbor in 1999, and Millican co-signed
two loans with Harbor last year.
The county refused last month to buy Harbor's land, and Bedford sent the $3 million back to the state.
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