Major Recreation Land Purchase Imminent

Fairhope, Alabama

City's new CR 13 recreation land.

SOUTH OF MANLEY ROAD SOCCER COMPLEX

The city council is nearing completion of the purchase of 114 acres on the northwest corner of the CR 13/CR 32 intersection near the airport for $2,650,000.

Short term plans are to use part of the land for various new playing fields (little league baseball, softball, maybe lacrosse, etc.); the rest of it will be used as needed for future growth.

The land could be used for purposes other than recreation, according to the resolution.

An environmental study will need to be completed before the purchase as well.







Comments

Anonymous said…
Make a nice frisbee golf course.
Anonymous said…
Spend, spend, spend! What about the infrastructure in thus town that can't even support the sewers, etc?
Anonymous said…
Simple math - 2,650,000 divided by 114 acres brings it to 2,324.56 an acre.
Anonymous said…
Try again! That's $23,245/acre.
Anonymous said…
It is about half of what the family on Twin Beech Road was asking for theres.
Anonymous said…
My bad, my calculator screwed up. Why? why? Why? I mean, if they are trying to bring leagues in for competition, playoffs, where are they suppose to stay? Where are they suppose to eat? Maybe the Grand? I don't think so.
Anonymous said…
It is a great price.
Anonymous said…
Can't go wrong buying land around here. It's a sure thing.
Anonymous said…
Publisher will you post an update on the Councilman Robert Brown post regarding the mayor's memo regarding buying some property near Volanta? It would be interesting to know her defense of this and who owns this property. A new factor in all this.