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Board approves $60,000 offer to fire department for building; chairman authorized to sign
Summary
The Elizabeth Town Board approved sending a certified easement/acquisition offer that would pay the local fire department $60,000 for a building and authorized the board chairman to sign the document. An appraisal and statutory paperwork were provided for the file.
The Elizabeth Town Board voted to authorize staff to send a certified easement/acquisition offer that would pay the town’s fire department $60,000 for a building and to have the chairman sign the agreement.
The board reviewed an acquisition packet that included an appraisal, which staff said the statute requires be provided with the offer. Staff told the board they had not yet contacted the fire department and planned to send the certified offer to the registered agent on file, David Bratcher. A board member explained the process and asked for a motion and second; the motion was made and seconded and the board recorded the vote as unanimous.
Board members did not record extended discussion about alternatives or negotiation terms during the public meeting; staff said they would fill in the date on the agreement, provide a copy to the fire department, and return the signed document to the town records. The appraisal was included in the meeting materials for the board’s review.
The board’s authorization to send the certified offer and for the chairman to sign completes the procedural step needed to start the conveyance process; no further timeline for closing was provided at the meeting.
