The DeWitt County Board will take up the purchase agreement and short-term lease agreements of the Clinton Lake Marina next week.

The Board received the agreements late Wednesday night before its monthly Thursday board meeting. Board Chair Dan Matthews and Melonie Tilley were concerned there was not sufficient time for Board members to look over the agreements.

That was State's Attorney Dan Markwell - who went back and forth when questions arose regarding an agreement the Board received earlier in the month. Markwell and Matthews had differing opinions regarding the proration of slip rent fees.

According to Markwell, slip rental fees total around $400,000. He feels with money like that, the language of the agreement needed to be clear for both parties.

 Matthews contends the proration of the slip rental fees was in the original draft but Markwell says it wasn't and the original draft was just a starting point for the agreement.

Board members argued over how much of the appraisal value and the slip rent revenue was known during the Request for Proposal Process, or RFP. 

All the conversation led back to the Board deciding they will vote on the purchase agreement and short-term lease agreements next Thursday night.