In June, the county finalized the sales agreement for the sale of the Multi-Service Center to Jeffery S. Long, owner of Graystone Court, a senior housing complex, for $350,000.
According to prior GantDaily reports, he planned to convert the building into a senior housing complex that would be comparable to his Graystone Court. Or, if he would determine that’s not feasible, he planned to demolish the existing building and construct a new one.
In the agreement, Long and the county acknowledged the existing building extends beyond the township’s setback lines. If the construction of any new building would also infringe upon these setback lines, it would require approval from the township before closing. If not completed within that timeframe, either side would have the opportunity to terminate the sales agreement.
On Tuesday, Solicitor Kim Kesner said their sales agreement permitted Long a 180-day period to acquire any necessary zoning approvals from the township’s supervisors. Kesner said that timeframe would expire Wednesday, Dec. 28, and he’d neither heard from Long nor his legal counsel.
However, Kesner advised the commissioners the township is currently considering an update to its Zoning Ordinance. Commissioner Chairperson Joan Robinson-McMillen confirmed the township had hired Stiffler, McGraw & Associates to consult them, and the engineering/surveying service had initiated its study.
“And, these things take time,” Kesner said. He requested the county authorize him to extend the timeframe for another 180-day period to which they agreed.