Work continues in the purchasing process of a building to be used for storing equipment used by the Marshall County Maintenance Department.
Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Director Doug Masterson asked the commissioners in November to look into the property at 716 Plum Street in Plymouth as a possible storage building for equipment for the maintenance department.
At the time of the initial request, Masterson said that the county currently rents a small garage on the east side of the Marshall County Building on Jefferson Street and it does not suit the department’s needs and it has structural issues that does not allow for the adequate storage of all of the department’s equipment.
Marshall County Attorney Jim Clevenger told the Marshall County Commissioners last week said a contract for the purchase was drafted at a cost of $39,500 and it includes a condition that the property be zoned for the proper use. If there are environmental issues that the commissioners do not want to handle, they can back out of the sale. A phase one testing for potential petroleum contaminates will be done soon.
Clevenger noted that all three landowners signed the contract.
The commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with the sale.
