Board of control approves access to old Midlothothian firehouse, settlement to cop misconduct suit

YOUNGSTOWN

The city’s board of control approved a temporary access contract with a business owner buying a vacant South Side fire station for $12,700.

An ordinance to permit the sale to go through will be in front of city council for a vote next Wednesday, said Law Director Martin Hume, a member of the board of control.

The board approved the temporary access deal Thursday with David Murdoch, owner of J.W. Murdoch & Sons Inc.

The agreement allows Murdoch to enter the former Station No. 9 at East Midlothian Boulevard and Sheridan Road to secure it in preparation for purchase, Hume said.

Also Thursday, the board voted to pay $50,000 to HCC Public Risk Claim Service, the city’s insurance company, to settle a federal civil-rights lawsuit regarding claims of police misconduct.

Read more about the building plans and the settlement in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.