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Board approves People Incorporated lease contingent on shortening term to 10 years
Summary
Supervisors approved a lease renewal with People Incorporated for the county childcare building on the condition that the nonprofit accepts a 10-year term rather than the proposed 20 years; the lease allows People Incorporated to negotiate use with Kids Central.
The Dickinson County Board approved a lease renewal with People Incorporated for the county-owned childcare facility, contingent on People Incorporated consenting to reduce the proposed 20-year term to 10 years.
Staff said the original 2004 lease had expired in January 2024 and had been operating on an automatic year-to-year renewal. The proposed agreement would again allow People Incorporated to occupy and operate the childcare center and includes language allowing People Incorporated to negotiate an agreement with Kids Central to use unused space and playground facilities for Head Start programming.
Several supervisors expressed concern that a 20-year lease is unusually long compared with the county's typical practice. One supervisor suggested a 10-year term as a compromise to allow stability for the nonprofit while preserving future board oversight; the motion approved the lease contingent on People Incorporated accepting at least a 10-year term.
The motion passed by voice vote. The transcript does not include a formal executed lease in the record or a final signed copy; staff indicated they would proceed on the agreed term and return for further action if needed.
