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Commission approves tri-party agreement transferring former 911 property to Mon Health
Summary
The Monongalia County Commission unanimously approved a tri-party agreement with Monongalia Health Systems and the Monongalia County Building Commission to convey property including the former 911 facility and to transfer other parcels and proceeds between the parties.
The Monongalia County Commission on March 12 approved a tri-party agreement among Monongalia Health Systems Inc., the Monongalia County Building Commission, and the Monongalia County Commission to reallocate several parcels, including the county’s former 911 facility footprint.
Why it matters: The agreement will allow Monongalia Health Systems (Mon Health) to obtain the former 911 property for health system use while the building commission will receive other Mon Health property the parties can sell to produce proceeds for the county. County leaders said the transaction recoups part of the county’s investment in the former building and places an underused property back into active use.
County staff described the mechanics: Mon Health will convey a piece of property to the building commission; the building commission will convey the former 911 property to Mon Health; the county commission will release a ground lease on the former 911 property that had been held through the building commission. Commissioners said the property is difficult to value on the open market because the land was originally donated to the building commission and Mon Health had a right of first refusal on the land.
David Goldberg, representing Mon Health, thanked the commission and said the facility would serve the health system’s needs after interior remodeling. Commissioner Sikora said the deal was “a very creative solution” that allows the county to obtain an asset it can sell to recover construction costs. The commission voted to approve the agreement by voice vote; the record shows unanimous approval.
The agreement describes properties by mapping identifiers: Morgan District map 17, parcel 2; Seventh Ward map 54 parcels 2, 24.12, 204.22, 204.3, and 224.4 (as read at the meeting). The county and Mon Health said the swap recognizes the land’s original donation and the community interest in finding a constructive use for the building.
