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Council renews Green Tea Grill lease, agrees to suspend rent until golf course reopens
Summary
Council approved a standard lease renewal with Green Tea Grill and voted to waive rent payments until the town golf course reopens and staff confirm operations can resume.
Black Mountain Town Council approved a lease renewal with Green Tea Grill and agreed to defer rent payments until the municipal golf course reopens.
Staff told the council the proposed lease language was largely unchanged from prior years, but council members said tenant Karen (last name on file with staff) raised concerns about paying rent while the golf course remains closed following hurricane damage. Members discussed supporting the tenant's business during recovery and creating a mechanism to resume rent only once the course is operational.
The council first voted to approve the lease as presented. A subsequent council motion specified that Green Tea Grill would not be required to pay rent until the golf course is officially reopened; staff will document the condition that rent resumes when the town notifies the tenant that the course has reopened.
Why it matters: the leased golf-course restaurant is a town tenant whose business depends on course operations. Council members framed the deferral as temporary recovery relief intended to preserve a small local business while public facilities are being restored.
What happens next: staff will finalize lease paperwork with the rent-deferral condition and confirm the operational date that will trigger rent payments.
