Clearwater trustees approve land purchase for lagoon

Four days after tabling a proposal to purchase land for a new sewage lagoon, the Clearwater Village Board of Trustees met in special session, Sept. 30, and approved an agreement to purchase 116 acres for $3,879.31 per acre from Midwest Personnel Management, Inc.

Regina Krebs, of Clearwater, serves as president of the corporation selling the property.

During a special meeting on Sept. 26, Village Chairman Steve Hankla said grant monies from the United States Department of Agriculture will be used toward the purchase.

"The USDA will not accept anything except a land application," Hankla said. "T...