The Salisbury City Council signed off Monday night on the sale of the old Fire Station 16 to a local developer pending final completion of the contract by the end of August.
The $85-thousand deal was $10-thousand more than G Plus Properties LLC had offered in April.
The vote was unanimous but the Salisbury Daily Times reports that Council member Terry Cohen abstained, citing “moral misgivings”.
Cohen noted that the property had been appraised at nearly $800-thousand as recently as five years ago.
G Plus was the only company to make a bid when the Mayor called for proposals in April but Cohen said she believed the property should have been advertised beyond Maryland to get other bidders.
G Plus is a partnership consists of veterans of downtown projects including Brad Gillis president of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce.
He told the Daily Times that renovation costs would make the venture revenue neutral.