Monday night, Columbia Borough Council approved an extension of a deadline to settle on the property that will become the Turkey Hill Experience at Third and Linden streets.
The deadline, which was to be March 15, was extended Monday night by borough council until no later than March 31.
Council has an agreement with the Columbia Economic Development Corporation to sell the former Silk Mill property to Museum Partners, who will create the Turkey Hill Experience.
During the citizen comment portion of the meeting, Frank Doutrich asked the council is they had seen a signed contract with Turkey Hill and if the borough would be open to receiving another offer for the land.
“I feel council wants Turkey Hill to go in there and they are not pressuring Turkey Hill to get it done,” Doutrich said.
Doutrich was told by Councilmen Mike Beury that the borough is close to an agreement with Turkey Hill, holding two of his fingers about an inch apart.
“It would be ignorant and stupid to look for someone else at this point,” Beury said.
Council President Mary Wickenheiser said the extension was needed to settle some soil issues with the Department of Environmental Protection.
“They should be settled later this week or next week,” the council president said.
Another former member of the council, Vern Detz, also questioned the extension.
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