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Attorney Vitunac reported that Reynold Smith of the Laundromat has said that they would settle for $75,000 now, and probably for $75,000 in a year or two from now. He noted that Mr. Niece of the supermarket is in the audience this morning and perhaps could tell us what he is thinking, but Mr. Niece indicated that he had no comment. Planner Stan Boling went to the City to see what could be built on that block if the supermarket and Laundromat were to remain. Since the decision was made to go with the Grace Lutheran site, it has been decided to go with a 35,000 sq. ft., 2 -story structure, and given as how the County would not have any setbacks to the property line for parking areas, the amount of area available for parking is the same. Attorney Vitunac stated that at the end of the leases, the supermarket and laundromat would be torn down and the supermarket site would be incorporated into the library site. Commissioner Wheeler understood that the offer today is $325,000, and then we are looking at $75,000 to buy out the Laundromat, which puts us up to $400,000 plus whatever legal or other costs are required to buy out the leases for the supermarket and the Laundromat. If we have to go to eminent domain, we would have the cost of purchasing the land. We would have all of that cost, and unless we wait until 1991 to build, we would have to build around the existing building. He, for one, was not interested in building around a supermarket want to go any further with this site. Commissioner Eggert felt we have two options: and did not (1) Find a way to accommodate the leases, or (2) Reopen on a very short term basis, the search that the decision structure, we can for another site. She pointed out that now has been made to go with a 35,000 sq. ft. utilize a smaller site, perhaps 3 or 3.5 acres. Three sites were rejected previously because they were felt to be too small, but now they could be reconsidered along with some others. 65 ,JAN 2 6 1988 BGlOY 70 PAA 723