The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Wednesday morning, approved a 10-year lease agreement with the Cambridge Law firm for the portion of a building the County has agreed to purchase. The action followed a public hearing on a lease for the building at 707 Poplar Street. A portion of the lower half of the building with be used for either a new 9-1-1 Center or as the offices for the County Engineer and Assessor, so that space can be made available in the lower level of the courthouse for an expansion of the existing 9-1-1 Center. A final determination on the use of the building has not yet been made.

The term of the lease begins January 1^st, 2014 and continues until Jan. 1^st 2024 with two consecutive 5-year extensions thereafter, at the option of the tenant. Attorney Dave Chase, representing the Cambridge Law firm, said the agreement is a “win-win” for both parties, and he thanked the Supervisors for their cooperation in making the agreement feasible.