The deal could be finalized in January, McClure said.
The township currently stores its construction waste at a site adjacent to the Enon Cemetery.
“To get to that site you have to trek through the cemetery and it’s hard on the roads in the cemetery. It’s going to be a lot better deal for the township and the county will continue to be able to use it,” McClure said.
“We have to drive our large equipment through the cemetery to get to that area. It’s just something we’d like to discontinue or try to at least minimize.”
The property is now used by the county utilities department and engineer’s office for storage of construction material.
When commissioners began discussing selling the property they said initially after they found a buyer they would look to purchase between three to five acres of new property in the county for the departments to use. However, officials decided later to include an option to lease the property and purchase property at a later date.
McClure said the agreement requires the township to give the county up to 90 day advanced notice before ending the lease.
The property is rarely used by the Clark County Utilities Department, and Clark County Engineer Johnathan Burr has said his department could use a bigger site as the current location can be difficult for large trucks to navigate.
Commissioner John Detrick said Mad River Twp. plans to eventually use the property for other uses, such as water control on the creek.
“It will be good for the citizens of Mad River Twp. and the citizens of Clark County. It’s a fair price appraised at $25,000,” Detrick said.
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