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The Chillicothe City Council approved a proposal to convert approximately 14 acres of old prison property on the north side of Third Street into a 100-unit carriage home development.
The unanimous decision came after an hour-long discussion Wednesday night in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The special meeting was called expressly for that purpose and was held two days after a regular semi-monthly meeting when the council first considered the issue.
Prior to the vote, a few councilmen told those gathered of the constituent input they have received since Monday night’s meeting. Council members who said they had received comments said the majority of opinions they heard were in favor of the development.
“I’ve talked to about 25 people in the last two days and the majority of everyone thought it was best for the city to do this,” said 3rd Ward Councilman Tom Douglas.
The proposal calls for building 100 medium-income level homes on the property, with at least 50 to be completed within five years. The developer — Mystic Land Development, LLC, Chillicothe — projected that the units generally would be duplexes and tri-plexes, but said the market would determine what is built so that single-family dwellings as well as four-family homes could also be considered. The units would be marketed in the range of $99,000 and $120,000 each.
With council approval, MLD will purchase the land for $273,000. As an act of good faith, MLD gave the city a $70,000 check to be used as security at closing.
The MLD proposal was the only one submitted after the city advertised for proposals in the newspaper in early June. The deadline to submit proposals was 2 p.m. Monday. City Administrator Dean Brookshier said that although there had been several inquiries, MLD was the only one submitting a proposal.
David Buttman and Randy Constant, of MLD, fielded a few questions from the council and some from city residents during the meeting. They told the council that they intend to develop the entire property, complete with interior streets and utilities — not just the exterior edges of it.
Chillicothe resident Billie Fair spoke against the development for the second time in two days and asked the council why it has not taken more time to carefully consider the proposal.
See today's C-T for the full story
The Chillicothe City Council approved a proposal to convert approximately 14 acres of old prison property on the north side of Third Street into a 100-unit carriage home development.
The unanimous decision came after an hour-long discussion Wednesday night in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The special meeting was called expressly for that purpose and was held two days after a regular semi-monthly meeting when the council first considered the issue.
Prior to the vote, a few councilmen told those gathered of the constituent input they have received since Monday night’s meeting. Council members who said they had received comments said the majority of opinions they heard were in favor of the development.
“I’ve talked to about 25 people in the last two days and the majority of everyone thought it was best for the city to do this,” said 3rd Ward Councilman Tom Douglas.
The proposal calls for building 100 medium-income level homes on the property, with at least 50 to be completed within five years. The developer — Mystic Land Development, LLC, Chillicothe — projected that the units generally would be duplexes and tri-plexes, but said the market would determine what is built so that single-family dwellings as well as four-family homes could also be considered. The units would be marketed in the range of $99,000 and $120,000 each.
With council approval, MLD will purchase the land for $273,000. As an act of good faith, MLD gave the city a $70,000 check to be used as security at closing.
The MLD proposal was the only one submitted after the city advertised for proposals in the newspaper in early June. The deadline to submit proposals was 2 p.m. Monday. City Administrator Dean Brookshier said that although there had been several inquiries, MLD was the only one submitting a proposal.
David Buttman and Randy Constant, of MLD, fielded a few questions from the council and some from city residents during the meeting. They told the council that they intend to develop the entire property, complete with interior streets and utilities — not just the exterior edges of it.
Chillicothe resident Billie Fair spoke against the development for the second time in two days and asked the council why it has not taken more time to carefully consider the proposal.
See today's C-T for the full story
