3Summerfi eld open to selling properties

by CHRIS BURRITT

SUMMERFIELD – Summerfield Town Council plans to explore selling the historic Gordon Hardware building and the Martin house while retaining ownership of the Brittain Building, where Summerfield’s current town hall is located.

The future of the three buildings at the intersection of Summerfield Road and N.C. 150 is up for debate among town leaders as they await final plans for a new town hall slated for U.S. 220 and N.C. 150. If the council decides to proceed with construction of the new facility, the town could use the current town hall for overflow meeting space, Mayor Tim Sessoms said during the council’s strategic planning retreat last Saturday, Jan. 29.

The Historical Committee recommended the council explore the possibility of selling the Gordon Hardware building and the Martin house, based upon “substantial” costs to rehabilitate the structures. Town Manager Scott Whitaker said he recently talked to three potential bidders for the buildings, including one interested in buying both of them.

Whitaker said he urged the parties to contact him in February after he received guidance from the council on the future of the buildings.

By consensus, the council assigned Historical Committee members Mark Brown and Gary Brown (they are unrelated) to work with town staff to determine covenants that would require buyers to preserve historical features of the two buildings.

“Finding private investment is probably the best direction to go,” said councilman John O’Day, citing refurbishment costs and echoing the sentiment of other council members.

A recommendation from the Historical Committee

File photos Three potential bidders have expressed interest in the historic Gordon Hardware building (above left) and the Martin house at the Summerfi eld Road and N.C. 150 intersection in Summerfi eld. Based on estimates received a few years ago, rehabilitating the two buildings would be cost prohibitive for the town. Money from the sale of the buildings could offset the cost of constructing a new town hall.

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