Potential buyer found for Captain Taggart building in East Palestine

EAST PALESTINE — The city thinks it may have a buyer for the Captain Taggart building.

Council has given city Manager Gary Clark the go-ahead to enter into a purchase agreement with Sean Co. LP, a development company based in Aliquippa, Pa., for the sale of the former school building that serves as city hall.

According to the ordinance outlining some of the specifications of the agreement, the purchase price of the building is $82,000.

Council passed the measure, which gives Clark the authority to enter into the purchase agreement on an emergency basis, during its meeting Monday.

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