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Update: Grove Hotel: Purchase Price Disclosed

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The Town sold the Property Jan 31st

Town of Essex:

 Sale of Property                                            $250,000

Costs:

  • Tank investigation                           $6,967.07          
  • Tank Removal                                   $5,198
  • Phase 1 & 2 ESA                               $9,944  (Town portion as agreed to pay 50% of costs for the 2 studies)

$22,109.07

New update in bold

We finished the environmental Assessment and soil and groundwater are clean. No contamination found. THE PURCHASE HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. Next steps are building permits and CIP Grant Applications.

Since you have been asking…

Site Plan Control Approval Update: Still in progress.

The last of the Town’s comments on servicing and stormwater are being addressed by the applicant. If the applicant can complete the updates, and if the Town is fully satisfied before October 8th, we can bring forward a Site Plan Agreement to Council on October 18th. Environmental Matter is still in progress.

Wood Consulting completed a ground-penetrating radar survey and investigation on September 9th.We are expecting the consultant’s report by September 30th, which will allow us to assess next steps for removing and/or remediating tank and/or soil.

Everything is still a go… Stay tuned!