Fairhope, Alabama
EAST TWIN BEECH ROAD
At the last council meeting, the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation turned the deed for their Colony Nature Park on Twin Beech Rd. (at CR13) back over to the city; the city council passed a resolution of acceptance.
The city had the deed at one time, but agreed several years ago to turn it over to the FSTC so that the property could be subdivided and the boy scout lodge then-located behind the Methodist Church downtown could be moved to part of the property facing CR13.
The plan was for the city to immediately assume the deed again, but FSTC "politics" got in the way according to Lee Turner, reportedly about suspicions concerning the city's plans for the property.
Turner asked that the FSTC be consulted first before "anything gets built there" (like a new sewage treatment plant, he said) and got assurances from the mayor that would happen.
Since most of the property is wetlands, usage of the property is limited; at one time moving the Frisbee golf course there was being discussed by the Recreation Board to make way for two new baseball fields and other improvements to Volanta Park.
No other plans have been mentioned publicly, other than to maintain it as a nature park: the city's public works department is now responsible for maintenance.
The mayor has mentioned a need for another playground/splash pad on the east side of town as well, no specific location mentioned though.
(The possibility of a new sewage treatment plant has been mentioned for property the city already owns south of the airport, when the need arises.)
EAST TWIN BEECH ROAD
Colony Nature Park |
At the last council meeting, the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation turned the deed for their Colony Nature Park on Twin Beech Rd. (at CR13) back over to the city; the city council passed a resolution of acceptance.
The city had the deed at one time, but agreed several years ago to turn it over to the FSTC so that the property could be subdivided and the boy scout lodge then-located behind the Methodist Church downtown could be moved to part of the property facing CR13.
The plan was for the city to immediately assume the deed again, but FSTC "politics" got in the way according to Lee Turner, reportedly about suspicions concerning the city's plans for the property.
Turner asked that the FSTC be consulted first before "anything gets built there" (like a new sewage treatment plant, he said) and got assurances from the mayor that would happen.
Turner standing |
Since most of the property is wetlands, usage of the property is limited; at one time moving the Frisbee golf course there was being discussed by the Recreation Board to make way for two new baseball fields and other improvements to Volanta Park.
No other plans have been mentioned publicly, other than to maintain it as a nature park: the city's public works department is now responsible for maintenance.
The mayor has mentioned a need for another playground/splash pad on the east side of town as well, no specific location mentioned though.
(The possibility of a new sewage treatment plant has been mentioned for property the city already owns south of the airport, when the need arises.)
Scout lodge at left |
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