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Board votes to offer $50,000 to buy Bloomingdale Methodist Church for potential history museum
Summary
The board voted to offer $50,000 to purchase the Bloomingdale Methodist Church with the aim of converting it into a history museum; the motion carried 3–2 (Swinyer and O'Neil opposed).
At the Oct. 16 meeting the St. Armand Town Board debated purchasing the Bloomingdale Methodist Church. Deputy Supervisor Karl Law proposed a $50,000 offer and said the town could convert the building into a history museum. After discussion the board voted: Thurston AYE, Law AYE, Swinyer NO, Whitelaw AYE and O'Neil NO, and the motion carried.
Minutes record the board discussed the offer amount and possible reuse as a museum but do not include a purchase contract or closing timeline. The motion authorizes the town to make the offer; further steps such as inspections, negotiation and financing (if any) were not recorded in the minutes.
