9/26/14 - A local farmer will continue cultivating Hartland Township land for at least another growing season. The Hartland Township board previously authorized the execution of a $1.6 (m) million purchase agreement to sell around 110 acres of township-owned properties on M-59 to East Lansing-based Mayberry Homes. A local farmer has been tending to the land and it was stated during last weekâs board meeting that the lease would be renewed at the existing price to get through the next few years. Township Manager James Wickman says the sewer system owns 110 acres in the Fenton Road and Pleasant Valley area and the township just entered into a purchase agreement with Mayberry Homes. He says they have been leasing the land to a local farmer but because the development wonât be starting for another year or two, there have been discussions to renew the existing lease. One property totals 78.5 acres at the southwest corner of M-59 and Pleasant Valley Road and the other encompasses 30 acres at the northwest corner of M-59 and Fenton Road. The farming lease is expected to be finalized at the next Hartland Township Board meeting to have everything in order for next spring. The two parcels on M-59 were acquired by the township in 2012 when the previous owners became delinquent in sewer assessment payments. The funds will be deposited into the sewer fund as required by law and will not be available for general fund purposes. (JM)
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