For sale: Small town in southwestern Butler County.

Name: Evans City.

Population: 1,814 (2010 census).

Median 2010 income: $49,000.

Average age: 41.

The town doesn’t have much to offer, though. The streets leave a lot to be desired — soon we’ll be back to driving on dirt.

The town has many great small businesses; a community park with a pool that’s trying to keep its head above water; several churches of different denominations; and a wonderful volunteer fire department. That’s about as good as it gets.

There are parking meters, but the annual revenue from the meters, parking tickets and permit fees, estimated at $33,000, won’t be going into the purchaser’s pocket. It’s earmarked for a police merger account. Evans City recently entered into an agreement with Seven Fields borough to merge police forces.

Why wouldn’t Seven Fields welcome the chance to get in on this deal? After all, Seven Fields contributed about $60,000 to the venture when Evans City contributed about $200,000 with police cars, equipment and other assets. But not to worry, in six to eight years, Evans City should see a benefit of more than $1 million through this merger, says Councilman Ed Tanski — “should” being the important word here.

If you would like to own this small town with the country setting, don’t make your purchase bid too high. Sooner or later, the Evans City council will just give it to you.

Evans City councilmen Lee Dyer and Karl Kennedy abstained from voting on this merger. Man up, councilmen, and vote either yes or no. This discussion has been going on for months, if not years, and when the time comes to vote, all of a sudden the numbers aren’t looking good. Where were the questions, discussions and reservations for the deal a long time ago? Maybe all of council wasn’t kept up to speed on the final information.

Mark my words, residents of Evans City: Once this merger starts in 2015, Evans City will add yet another employee in the form of a meter maid. I think I’ll apply for the job, but don’t worry: I won’t give you a ticket. I’ll just put a quarter in the meter for you. That will give you 15 minutes of time. And for every quarter deposited, 15 cents will to go to the Seven Fields-Evans City Police Department. As if the residents haven’t contributed enough to this police merger.

I’m voting on the name of the new department as Evans Field, in keeping with the custom of naming sports complexes for whomever contributes the most for the naming rights.