COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater City Council voted 5-1 in favor of a request by the city to make a $75,000 offer on property in order to realign the intersection of South Clay and Division Street but there were not enough votes for the adoption of a resolution on Monday night.
The city wants to purchase just under four-tenths of an acre of property from Steven Olmstead, through Decathlon Investments, LLC.
The site was formerly the location of a service station. Most recently it has been used for storage as there is no sanitary sewer available at the property.
City Manager Keith Baker says the purpose for the proposed purchase would be to realign the intersection to improve traffic safety and demolish the existing building to remove blight at the south entrance to the community.
He says grant funding maybe available.
But Council Member Emily Rissman voted no because she felt the money could be spent on other corridor projects.
Six positive votes were needed but with this week being Spring Break, Council Members Mike Beckwith and Travis Machan along with Mayor Tom Kramer were absent from Monday’s meeting.
Mayor Pro Tem Randall Hazelbreaker says the request will be brought back in the future, “when it’s not Spring Break”.
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