After the sale of the Company, the Fenimore family retained ownership of the 6.2 acre former plant property, and began negotiating to develop it, proposing to the Township to donate a portion to them for use as a public library site or for other public use; with the remaining part re-zoned for a commercial use.
ˈæftɚ ðə sˈeɪl ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni, ðə fˈɛnɪmˌoːɹ fˈæmɪli ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə sˈɪks.tˈuː ˈeɪkɚ fˈɔːɹmɚ plˈænt pɹˈɑːpɚɾi, ænd bɪɡˈæn nᵻɡˈoʊʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋ tə dɪvˈɛləp ɪt, pɹəpˈoʊzɪŋ tə ðə tˈaʊnʃɪp tə doʊnˈeɪt ɐ pˈoːɹʃən tə ðˌɛm fɔːɹ jˈuːs æz ɐ pˈʌblɪk lˈaɪbɹɛɹi sˈaɪt ɔːɹ fɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ pˈʌblɪk jˈuːs; wɪððə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ɹˌiːzˈoʊnd fɚɹə kəmˈɜːʃəl jˈuːs.