It was actually revealed during the budget discussions a few months ago that the city was looking to possibly purchase some of the land that the American Legion now owns, I did not say anything in the blog at the time as it was a slip at the meeting and better left not mentioned.
It was said last night that the city is planning to use the grant money I talked about yesterday to purchase land from the Legion for park use. Not sure what the price is or what amount the city is planning to purchase. I might file a FOIA for the grant application just to see what information I can get on the subject.
It's not that I am against parks or their development. It's an issue when you figure we have park space that is currently undeveloped and the city is still tracking unpaid real estate taxes from the state for four months previous. With no solution on the horizon from the state and available land on hand is this the best use of money? Its hard to know without all of the info.
UPDATE:
I filed a FOIA request to the city on 6/22/10 for a copy of the Grant Application. I'll share the info once I receive a copy.
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