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Low bids rejected for Village Marina

WELLSVILLE — Bids on the sale of the Village Marina were considered too low, so officials will try again next year.

On Tuesday, Village Council rejected the two bids presented for purchase of the marina, located off Lisbon Street. Those bids, according to councilwoman Karen Dash, were for $12,000 and $5,000.

While Dash mentioned the bids were too low to approve the sale, Mayor Nancy Murray also mentioned that after speaking to Fire Chief Barry Podwel, officials would also need access to the pump stations at the village’s flood wall.

“What it is, is the levee runs through the marina,” Podwel explained. “I would say about 40 percent of the marina is flood system. You have the levee that runs through there, and you have to maintain that. The only thing that I said to ask the mayor is if we had a right of way to maintain it and everything.”

In addition, the village also will need to obtain approval from the Army Corps of Engineers in order for the sale to proceed.

It was noted, a second round of bids will be requested in the spring of 2019.

In the past year, council has approved the sale of several properties in the village, done as one-time revenue makers, as it’s faced fiscal emergency since November 2016.

Meanwhile, council also approved two other ordinances, including one to make permanent appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the village for 2018, and the other to authorize and direct the mayor to execute the addendum to the memorandum of understanding with the Wellsville Business Coalition.

In addition, council approved a motion to approve a new liquor license request for Anthony’s Food and Spirit, located on Third Street.

In other business:

— During her mayor’s report, Murray announced Lifeteam EMS’ acquisition of the former SkyBank building next to Village Hall on Main Street has been completed. She said Lifeteam owner Ken Joseph has picked up the keys to the building in anticipation of opening new offices at that facility.

“(Joseph) stated that he wanted to add on and bring ambulance service to this village,” Murray said. “We would like to thank Mr. Joseph for selecting Wellsville as his new location.”

Murray also reported she received a call from Wellsville native and current Seattle, Wash., resident Billie Sprouse, who has expressed interest in holding a round-trip running event from Wellsville to Ashtabula, and back, consisting of 200 miles.

She said Sprouse is seeking volunteers, donations and stations for the runners to take breaks. More information is available at Village Hall.

— Dash, speaking as chair of the Property, Equipment, Cemetery Committee, reported three properties — two on 13th Street and one on Anderson Avenue — will be summoned into Wellsville Magistrate Court this week for habitual violations of high grass and weeds. She said the village will no longer send letters to those property owners due to the numerous warnings owners had already received.

The next regular council meeting is 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at Village Hall on Main Street. Normally held the first and third Tuesdays of the month, council adjusted its meeting schedule for the week due to Nov. 6 being Election Day.

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