The news Tuesday was good for proponents of the grocery store and residential complex expected to occupy the grounds of the old Allen County Hospital.
After lengthy consideration of the proposal last week, county commissioners unanimously agreed to grant a 24-month option to Iola Industries for the portion of the hospital grounds surrounding the site of the eventual G & W Foods.
The price for the property is listed at $20,000, half of which is to be paid up front, half when the option is executed.
Iola Industries intends to use the land for the construction of…
