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Council approves lease with Masonic Temple subject to solicitor's 'friendly amendment'
Summary
Erie County Council approved a lease with the Masonic Temple Association for space at 24 W. Eighth Street, subject to a friendly amendment to be drafted between the county solicitor and the lessor.
Erie County Council considered Resolution 7-2025, approving a lease agreement with the Masonic Temple Association for space located at 24 West Eighth Street, Erie.
A motion to approve the lease was moved and seconded; during discussion one council member proposed an amendment to approve the lease "as written subject to friendly amendment between the solicitor and the lesser." The amendment motion was seconded and carried on recorded voice votes. The record shows multiple council members voting in favor of the amendment and later approving the resolution as amended.
The transcript captures roll-call confirmations for the amendment and the call for the question with affirmative responses from council members, including votes by Mister Horton, Mister Winarski, Mister Bale, Mister Copeland, Mister Drexel and Chairman Scutella. The transcript does not include the full text of the lease in the public record excerpt or the solicitor’s proposed language; it records only that the lease will be approved as amended subject to the solicitor and lessor reaching the 'friendly amendment.'
Council completed its proceedings on the lease by calling for the question and voting; the transcript records affirmative votes from multiple council members for the amended lease. The excerpt does not show additional implementation steps such as signature dates, effective lease start, or rent amounts.
