Resident questions park promises after withdrawn project

Apr 28, 2026

A resident asked whether a long-held understanding that a neighborhood park would remain open space prevents structures; staff said open-space zoning does not automatically bar buildings and they had not analyzed deed restrictions for the site.

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During the meeting's public-comment period a resident, Mary Sneeg, described an understanding she said neighbors had when they contributed to buy the park: that it would remain open space and that "there would be no structures built there." She asked whether that commitment should prevent development.

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