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Highway committee OKs forwarding revised USPS lease with $5,000 septic payment to county board
Summary
The Ashland County Highway Committee voted to forward a revised U.S. Postal Service lease to the county board. The revision includes a one-time $5,000 payment toward moving a septic system, a 25-year term with a 10-year guaranteed opt-out window, and monthly rent set at $6,720 beginning the fourth month after signing.
Ashland County’s Highway Committee voted to forward a revised lease with the U.S. Postal Service to the county board after staff summarized negotiated changes to the contract. Commissioner (the highway department's presenting official) said "they came back with a revised contract with that 5,000 as a a 1 time payment," describing that payment as intended to cover moving a septic system.
Under the revised draft, the lease term is 25 years with a 10-year guaranteed period during which either party may opt out; previously the guaranteed term was five years. The committee heard that monthly rent would begin at $6,720 "beginning on the first day of month 4" after the lease is signed, and that the USPS would be responsible for its own power and sewer charges while water service would remain supplied by the county system.
Committee members asked about attorney review; staff said the county attorney had not yet completed review and that the preferred process was to forward the agreement for final county-board consideration and legal signoff. Chair moved the committee motion to approve forwarding the agreement; the committee voted by voice "aye" and the motion carried.
The committee’s action authorizes the county board to take final action; staff said the county board agenda item was being submitted in anticipation of approval. The committee did not record a roll-call vote tally in the meeting minutes and no additional conditions were recorded during the motion.
Next steps: county staff will send the revised lease and supporting documents to the county board and the county attorney for final review and potential execution.
