Dexter decides to pass on Pilot property deal

One more option is eliminated as Dexter searches for a new City Hall.

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Village officials put the brakes on internal talks this week to purchase the former Pilot Industries building at 7931 Grand St.

The village sent a letter to property owner Katie Davis and her representative John Evans at Ann Arbor-based Swisher Commercial Real Estate officially announcing intentions to back away from the deal.

The business, once part of a global parts manufacturing operation based in Ontario, closed down in 2004 and has since been vacant.

It was one of several sites that the council visited in July on a tour of potential office space. Most council members were impressed, and an enthusiastic discussion of the property's potential took place at a work session that same day.

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