Auction likely for Remsen Building
Deed restrictions to be set by trustees
An agreement to sell the Remsen building, located on Myers Road off of Remsen Road in the township, was presented at the March 23 trustees meeting. The vote to proceed with the agreement was not unanimous, so trustees are exploring other options. File photo by KASSIE CHARNLEY
MEDINA TOWNSHIP – At the June 1 trustees meeting, Trustee Chairman Bill Ostmann said deed restrictions will be made and the Remsen Building would then be put up for auction.
He mentioned the building has two bids, with others possibly interested. With the help of township legal counsel Bill Thorne, Ostmann along with trustees Ken DeMichael and Ray Jarrett would all have to agree on deed restrictions they would like to place on the property.
Thorne said after that, the building can be auctioned live, or through internet auction.
“I mean, that’s where we’re at with the building right now,” Ostmann said. “We have two bids, other people would like to bid, so we’ll come up with deed restrictions that we’ll all agree on and then we’ll put it out to bid.”
Dave Clardy, of Intervention for Peace, who previously presented trustees with an offer of $290,000 for the building, asked what the deed restrictions would be. Ostmann replied that they hadn’t been discussed, so they still need to be decided.
A standing policy made among trustees was to allow only nonprofit organizations to occupy the building. This policy could still be considered should all trustees agree to make that part of the deed restrictions. The building is not zoned for commercial use, but is limited to governmental or privately owned and/or operated recreational uses or facilities, according to zoning code read by Thorne.
Diane DePasquale-Hagarty, of Medina Creative Housing, a current organization using a portion of the building, urged trustees to go back and reflect on the commitments made in the past and asked them not to reverse their decision on those.
“I would ask as you’re looking at your deed restrictions that the trustees go back five years and look at what’s been represented to the public and what’s been represented to the nonprofits that are in the building,” she said. “And, that you suddenly don’t flip-flop on those commitments that were made to all of the nonprofits in that building.”
Any deed restrictions made will be available to the public. If the building is to be sold by auction, only two trustees need to agree on the sale.
If the building were to be sold privately, all three trustees need to be in agreement.
The next regular meeting of the Medina Township Trustees is scheduled for Thursday, June 15 at 7 p.m.
He mentioned the building has two bids, with others possibly interested. With the help of township legal counsel Bill Thorne, Ostmann along with trustees Ken DeMichael and Ray Jarrett would all have to agree on deed restrictions they would like to place on the property.
Thorne said after that, the building can be auctioned live, or through internet auction.
“I mean, that’s where we’re at with the building right now,” Ostmann said. “We have two bids, other people would like to bid, so we’ll come up with deed restrictions that we’ll all agree on and then we’ll put it out to bid.”
Dave Clardy, of Intervention for Peace, who previously presented trustees with an offer of $290,000 for the building, asked what the deed restrictions would be. Ostmann replied that they hadn’t been discussed, so they still need to be decided.
A standing policy made among trustees was to allow only nonprofit organizations to occupy the building. This policy could still be considered should all trustees agree to make that part of the deed restrictions. The building is not zoned for commercial use, but is limited to governmental or privately owned and/or operated recreational uses or facilities, according to zoning code read by Thorne.
Diane DePasquale-Hagarty, of Medina Creative Housing, a current organization using a portion of the building, urged trustees to go back and reflect on the commitments made in the past and asked them not to reverse their decision on those.
“I would ask as you’re looking at your deed restrictions that the trustees go back five years and look at what’s been represented to the public and what’s been represented to the nonprofits that are in the building,” she said. “And, that you suddenly don’t flip-flop on those commitments that were made to all of the nonprofits in that building.”
Any deed restrictions made will be available to the public. If the building is to be sold by auction, only two trustees need to agree on the sale.
If the building were to be sold privately, all three trustees need to be in agreement.
The next regular meeting of the Medina Township Trustees is scheduled for Thursday, June 15 at 7 p.m.