Fairhope, Alabama
USING RESTORE ACT MONEY
During his recent State of the City address, Mayor Kant proposed using potential BP oil spill fine money to purchase the controversial Triangle property at the city's northern entrance to make it a city park.
Kant said future development of the 5,000 acre watershed will dump into the creek.
Kant: "I've been working with the previous city council, the Dyas family (property owners) ... we're all trying to put together a win win for everybody ... to preserve that 108 acres for a park for the city of Fairhope."
Kant had proposed buying the property in 2009 as well, about a year before the oil spill (click).
The city has been embroiled in a series of lawsuits with the Dyas family concerning development of the property since the 1970s and an ongoing one about a traffic light at the Veterans Dr./Greeno intersection is being continued until the purchase is determined.
VISITED WASHINGTON
Kant said he and council members and visited Washington last week and got a good response on the subject from both Senators, Congressman Bonner and the White House.
"They told us to keep moving forward, it was a very positive project."
OTHER PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED
Kant said this would be the only environmental project submitted, but there "might be others."
Re-positioning the road and constructing wetlands at the municipal beach park and purchasing wetlands south of Nelsen Rd. have also been mentioned.
Constructing a living shoreline south of the pier was also being discussed at one time (click).
USING RESTORE ACT MONEY
During his recent State of the City address, Mayor Kant proposed using potential BP oil spill fine money to purchase the controversial Triangle property at the city's northern entrance to make it a city park.Kant said future development of the 5,000 acre watershed will dump into the creek.
Kant: "I've been working with the previous city council, the Dyas family (property owners) ... we're all trying to put together a win win for everybody ... to preserve that 108 acres for a park for the city of Fairhope."
Kant had proposed buying the property in 2009 as well, about a year before the oil spill (click).
The city has been embroiled in a series of lawsuits with the Dyas family concerning development of the property since the 1970s and an ongoing one about a traffic light at the Veterans Dr./Greeno intersection is being continued until the purchase is determined.
VISITED WASHINGTON
Kant said he and council members and visited Washington last week and got a good response on the subject from both Senators, Congressman Bonner and the White House.
"They told us to keep moving forward, it was a very positive project."
OTHER PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED
Kant said this would be the only environmental project submitted, but there "might be others."
Re-positioning the road and constructing wetlands at the municipal beach park and purchasing wetlands south of Nelsen Rd. have also been mentioned.
Constructing a living shoreline south of the pier was also being discussed at one time (click).
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