More Recreation Land To Be Purchased (Updated)

Fairhope, Alabama

Update: This deal was called off because a purchase price could not be agreed on.


Twin Beech Road area

USING IMPACT FEE MONEY

Final details are being worked out for the purchase of forty acres south of Twin Beech Road near the Young Street intersection to be used for the city's future recreation needs.

Funding will be from impact fees charged on new development ... so there will be no borrowing or interest to be paid.

Sources say that some of the Barnwell practice and playing fields could be relocated there some day as well; the property is relatively flat so minimal grading will be required, a potentially expensive component when new fields are constructed.

Impact fees funds may be used only for new parks and recreation, police, fire, and transportation projects.


North is up


Comments

Anonymous said…
The only thing the city should be spending this money on is Fairhopes faulty sewer system .
Anonymous said…
Is this some kind of joke? The City is spending impact fee money to buy land for recreational facilities for the future? When all of our infrastructure needs repairs and upgrades? Especially the sewer system which is pumping sewage into the Bay?

Unbelievable! Has the City Council and/or Mayor lost all sense of reason?
Publisher said…
No major sewage spills have been reported for some time; there is no pumping of sewage into the bay. Upgrades to lift stations and collection lines are in the planning stages, some using BP oil spill grant funds yet to be awarded.
Anonymous said…
I see a number of comments which are truly foolish. Impact fee money cannot be spent upgrading sewers. None of the money designated for this acquisition can be used towards sewer improvements. Period.

I think the sewer upgrade effort is progressing OK. I understand that a reasonable person could want things resolved more quickly. I think the Mayor/ council clearly are moving prudently and they have clearly made repairing the system a priority.
Anonymous said…
All this money spent and no ADA compliances upgrades, no sewer up grade and no raises for emplyees.Where is ALL of this money coming from and who is getting the payoffs?
Publisher said…
Did you read it? It says clearly from impact fees, imposed upon new development.
Anonymous said…
Some people just like to complain.