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Middleville council ends development agreement for 115 High Street, approves sale of 36 State Street
Summary
After a closed session, the Middleville Village Council voted to terminate the development agreement for 115 High Street and approved the sale of 36 State Street. A local small-business owner had earlier said she intends to buy and restore the former fire barn at 115 High Street.
The Middleville Village Council voted Aug. 26 to terminate a development agreement tied to 115 High Street and to approve the sale of 36 State Street. Both measures passed on roll call following a closed-session discussion under Michigan’s Open Meetings Act.
The two motions were introduced after council returned from a closed session called under section 81H of the Open Meetings Act to consider material exempt under section 131G of Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act. Rhonda conducted roll calls for both measures; the motions carried.
The actions follow public comment earlier in the meeting from McKenzie Westerraw, who said she intends to purchase 115 High Street, the former fire barn, and laid out plans to restore the building with four storefronts and a ceramics studio. "This is a real actionable plan, not a wish, and we're ready to get started," Westerraw said, describing contractor estimates and an SBA loan process she has begun.
Council members did not identify a purchaser for 36 State Street during the meeting; the resolution approving that sale did not include sale terms on the public agenda packet. The council record shows Resolution 2522 as "to terminate the development agreement for 115 High Street" and Resolution 2523 as "approving the sale of real property located at 36 State Street." Both resolutions were moved, seconded and approved by roll call.
The meeting minutes indicate applause followed the votes. The village attorney was appointed to record closed-session minutes; staff did not provide additional public details about terms of either property action during the open meeting. The council did not announce any formal next steps for disposition or recorded buyers at the time of the vote.
The termination of the development agreement and the approved sale are administrative actions that allow the village to change the legal status of those parcels; any subsequent conveyance, purchaser approvals, or building permits will follow the village’s normal public-review processes.
