Wellington council approves 60-day extension to buyer's inspection period as reservoir, PFAS and other tests are reviewed

WELLINGTON, Fla. ' The Wellington Village Council on July 16 approved a first amendment to the purchase and sale agreement with Wellington Property Owner, LLC to extend the buyer's inspection and option period for a reservoir parcel by 60 days, moving the deadline to Sept. 30, 2025. The measure passed 4-0.

The extension covers the inspection period defined in Section 3.2 of the original purchase and sale agreement and is intended to give the buyer and village staff time to resolve two main issues: whether the purchaser will incorporate the reservoir into its stormwater and reclaimed-water system or disconnect it, and follow-up environmental due diligence related to arsenic, manganese and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Ms. Cohen, a village staff member who introduced the amendment, said the original inspection period ends July 21 and that the proposed amendment would extend both the inspection deadline and the buyer's option to purchase the reservoir parcel to Sept. 30, 2025. Ms. Cohen said the amendment would give the parties time to negotiate how to handle the reservoir parcel if the buyer decides not to integrate it into its stormwater system.

"Extending the inspection period will automatically extend that option period," Ms. Cohen said. "But we need that extension to give them sufficient time to, and for staff to negotiate that, how we're handling the reservoir parcel."

Public-works staff member Ms. Panz described the reservoir's current role in village reclaimed-water operations, saying the parcel "actually isn't part of any storm water system. So it exclusively takes reclaimed water." She said reclaimed effluent is treated to irrigation standards and stored in the reservoir…