Sale Of Home To Fund Park Office Expansion
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
The sale of one city building will lead to the expansion of another.
Plans to sell the Vandeveer home alongside Kelly Park in Warsaw were approved by the city Friday and open the door for expansion of the City Parks and Recreation Department office, said parks superintendent Jon Garber.
The home was made available to the city after the owner, Fleda Vandeveer, died in 1991. The family made it available at the appraised value. In 1992, the city entered into a lease purchase agreement and one year later, bought it for $45,600.
A $52,000 offer for the two-bedroom, two-story home by a Warsaw resident has been tentatively accepted by the city. The board of works approved the proposal Friday.
Garber said the $52,000 should cover the expenses toward renovating the park office at Center Lake. Construction should begin this spring and will double the floor space of the building.
The new portion will extend north toward the lake and will provide new offices for the the administrative assistant and the recreation director and staff. Currently, those two employees work in a cramped area generally regarded as the reception area. [[In-content Ad]]
The sale of one city building will lead to the expansion of another.
Plans to sell the Vandeveer home alongside Kelly Park in Warsaw were approved by the city Friday and open the door for expansion of the City Parks and Recreation Department office, said parks superintendent Jon Garber.
The home was made available to the city after the owner, Fleda Vandeveer, died in 1991. The family made it available at the appraised value. In 1992, the city entered into a lease purchase agreement and one year later, bought it for $45,600.
A $52,000 offer for the two-bedroom, two-story home by a Warsaw resident has been tentatively accepted by the city. The board of works approved the proposal Friday.
Garber said the $52,000 should cover the expenses toward renovating the park office at Center Lake. Construction should begin this spring and will double the floor space of the building.
The new portion will extend north toward the lake and will provide new offices for the the administrative assistant and the recreation director and staff. Currently, those two employees work in a cramped area generally regarded as the reception area. [[In-content Ad]]