FLUSHING — Village Council on Thursday conditionally approved the purchase of the former Harrison Community Hospital Family Health Center building and authorized Mayor Angelo Vincenzo to enter into a gas and oil lease agreement with Ascent Resources.

At the council meeting held in November, council had authorized Vincenzo to negotiate for the purchase of the building with help from Village Solicitor Chris Gagin, saying that the current municipal building did not comply with requirements set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act. If purchased, the clinic on High Street just a short distance west from the current municipal building, would be repurposed to house village offices.

During a special meeting Thursday, Vincenzo said that Harrison Community Hospital received a $38,000 offer from another party for the building and that if the village wanted to purchase it the price would be $40,000. He added that Gagin was out of town and would have to look over the purchase agreement before the deal could be finalized.

Village Administrator Bryan Clark expressed concern that the lot being purchased included the building only and did not include a small paved area adjacent to the structure. Councilman Randy Twarog said he would like for the property to be surveyed.

During the following discussion, it was revealed that regardless of the fate of the small paved area in question there is a village-owned parking area and an alley behind the building.

Vincenzo also said the building would need some set-up work before village offices could move in. He added that it would not be possible to move the offices until all of the end of 2018 and beginning of 2019 tasks had been completed during the coming weeks.

In the end, council voted to authorize Vincenzo to enter into a purchase agreement with Harrison Community Hospital for the building for $40,000, pending Gagin’s review and approval of the agreement.

Vincenzo also informed council that he had been in talks with Alan Bruce of Purple Land Management concerning a gas and oil lease for the 1.86 acres once occupied by the Flushing School buildings. After receiving an offer of $4,000 per acre plus 20 percent royalties on production, those involved in the talks had bundled other village properties into the lease for a total of about 8 acres. That agreement would result in a signing bonus of about $32,000 plus future royalties.

Vincenzo also said the current gas and oil lease for the 46 acres of Schuler Park expires in August 2019 and that Bruce had expressed interest in that property as well.

Council authorized Vincenzo to enter into a gas and oil lease agreement with Ascent Resources and Purple Land Management for the 8 acres of village properties discussed for the agreed upon terms.

A third topic for which the special meeting had been called, namely a road use maintenance agreement with MarkWest Energy Partners for Old Cadiz Road, was tabled until the regular council meeting which will be held at 6 p.m. next Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Municipal Building.