QUINCY — Terry Traeder is confident the decision was the right one, but that doesn’t make it easier to part with such an important part of his past.
Traeder, a longtime Quincy area businessman and former world-class karter, said he has sold most of the acreage that has been TNT Kartways in West Quincy, Mo., for more than 60 years.
The land has been sold to Good Day Farms of Little Rock, Ark., a medical cannabis dispensary company with 37 locations in Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana and Mississippi.
The cost of the property was not revealed.
“I talked to my family … and did a lot of soul searching,” Traeder said. “That place has been a big part of my life. It was a hard, difficult decision … but times change.
“This is a positive for West Quincy and Marion County. There’s going to be a nice, new building and a lot of traffic.”
Traeder, 72, said he is selling the 10 acres that make up the karting area of the property. He will retain ownership of the three acres in front of the race track closest to U.S. 24. J.B. Hawks, West Quincy Pawn and Wise Finance all conduct business