Gluckstadt finds home for new city offices

Gluckstadt finds home for new city offices

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GLUCKSTADT — The city is zeroing in on a Distribution Drive location as a more permanent home following a special meeting Monday night.

The city began looking at locations after the last meeting and have found one at 343 Distribution Drive for $6,000 a month that will meet their needs, Mayor Walter Morrison said.

“I was very impressed,” Morrison said. “I think the building is ready to be moved into with some small exceptions.”

The carpet will need to be cleaned in some spots and the current insurance requirements in the lease exceed the insurance offered on their plan, he said. The current lease asks that the city have $1 million in liability insurance whereas the city’s plan covers up to $500,000. 

City Attorney John Scanlan said the board could approve a motion to enter a lease agreement if they can make the proper changes to the insurance requirements.

Alderman Lisa Williams asked if the carpet cleaning had already been negotiated and she was told that it had.

Morrison said that the building owner would not require a deposit for the city. He said the agreement said that they could move in as early as the first of September and would have access to the building in late August after they signed the lease.

The lease includes an agreement that the city can terminate the lease with six months’ written notice. The owners agreement and lease state that the city can pay arrears on Nov. 1 and the city can occupy the facility on or after Aug. 15.

The Distribution Drive building was one of three locations considered by the board. The other two were at 113 Dees Drive and 115 Aulenbrock Drive.






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