West PikelandWednesday, November 4
West Pikeland supervisors vote again to sell the building that houses SALT
The West Chester Morning News team
If you've followed the fight over SALT Performing Arts' home, Monday night didn't go the theater's way. West Pikeland supervisors voted 3-2 against rescinding their earlier vote to buy 1001 Kimberton Rd. for municipal offices and the police department. They then voted 3-2 again to put the township building at 1645 Art School Rd., where SALT is based, up for bid. Supervisors Steven Costa and Harold M. Hallman III backed the motion to rescind and opposed the bid.
The board stopped the bid in October, then restarted it Monday
- Oct. 19Board votes to advertise a bid for the Art School Rd. building.
- Oct. 26Board unanimously rescinds that vote while it waits on legal guidance.
- Nov. 2Board votes 3-2 to put the building up for bid again.
- Nov. 4Bid for the Art School Rd. building is set to be advertised.
- Nov. 13Township is expected to close on 1001 Kimberton Rd.
Sources: Inquirer.com, MyChesCo
- Bid advertised: Wed., Nov. 4
- Closing on Kimberton Rd.: expected Nov. 13
- Township has paid nearly $400,000 in nonrefundable costs
- New owner could keep SALT's license, but nothing requires it
On Oct. 26, supervisors had unanimously halted the bid to wait for legal guidance. Monday's meeting ran into the early hours of Tuesday after hours of public comment. SALT president Lauren McComas told the board, “If you go through with this, we’re getting that money back.”
The vote was 3-2, and SALT has a 10-year license and $400,000 invested
- 3-2
- vote on both motions Monday night
- $400,000
- SALT put into the building, roughly
- 10 years
- on SALT's fixed-rent license agreement
Sources: Inquirer.com, MyChesCo
Sources: Inquirer.com, MyChesCo