Nearly 9.4-acre site has been proposed for everything from a library to a public works yard over the decades since its purchase
The long, convoluted history of a city-owned parcel on Quail Gardens Drive may finally be coming to an end.
In a written statement asking for the item to be placed on the agenda, newly elected Councilmembers Jim O’Hara and Luke Shaffer wrote that settling the L-7 park situation was one of their key campaign promises. Newly elected Mayor Bruce Ehlers, who ran on a slate with O’Hara and Shaffer, also has supported turning the property into an official city park.
“Now is the time for the city to make a decision that reflects the community’s best interests, best use, and best fit for this parcel,” the two men wrote. “The discussion of what to do with this parcel should come to a conclusion.” For a several-year period, the council pursued the idea of putting a low-income housing project on the site. Council members hit the pause button on that effort in mid-November after two council members who backed it lost their election bids and a third didn’t seek re-election.
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