Council approves lease for counseling provider to occupy former clinic space

The Town Council approved a lease allowing Trans State Center for Hope and Healing LLC to occupy the right-side clinic space at the local hospital.

Chair (speaker S1) introduced the lease and said the space was the former practice site of Dr. Eichenbaum. He told members the town’s attorney had reviewed the lease and that paperwork appeared in order. "Trans State Center for Hope and Healing LLC," the Chair said, identifying the prospective tenant as a counseling provider the council expects will meet local demand.

The discussion focused on practical lease terms: council members reviewed deposit timing (the council recorded that a deposit term had been adjusted from a longer deposit arrangement to a one-month deposit in practice) and insurance coverage levels. The Chair noted the tenant’s insurance limits were adjusted in the lease paperwork; the transcript records the council changed an insurance figure to a $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 range to align with the town’s requirements.

Staff member (speaker S4) moved to accept the lease agreement. The council then held a roll call; the named responses recorded in the transcript were affirmative, and the motion carried. The Chair said the tenant was prepared to begin move-in and operations once deposits and minor floor repairs were completed.

The lease gives the town a mechanism to place a counseling provider in a previously vacant clinical space and was approved by recorded vote at the meeting. The council did not specify the lease term length during the recorded discussion.

The council's next steps are for staff to finalize deposit exchange and to confirm tenant move-in timing and any minor tenant improvements.