Council declines interest in accepting Stampley Building donation without repairs
Summary
Council members said a donated Stampley Building on West Church Street would cost more to renovate than it's worth; the mayor reported BJ Sampling offered the building but members expressed reluctance to accept additional property and maintenance responsibility.
The mayor said BJ Sampling contacted the town about giving the Stampley Building on West Church Street to the town after the current lessee sought to renew a lease. The mayor and council members said the wooden portion and an older metal section would require significant work, and one council member said turning it into a single office would "cost more than it's worth."
Council members did not take action to accept the building; several expressed concern about adding another property to town responsibility. One member suggested tearing the building down would cost less than maintaining it, and the mayor said she understood the prior direction to have the tenant vacate the space.
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