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City confirms purchase of 70-acre parcel; council to consider parkland designation and rules
Summary
City officials said a recent closing completed purchase of the 70-acre parcel informally called the Kingston Wilderness. Staff told the committee the site will be sent to the Common Council for a parkland declaration and a municipal code to manage use, and warned that access and visitor safety require planning before public outreach.
Kingston city staff reported that the municipality has closed on a roughly 70-acre property the office has been referring to internally as the “Kingston Wilderness.” The acquisition is complete, but the city has not adopted the name officially and will seek Common Council action to declare the land municipal parkland and establish the code and rules that would govern it.
City staff said the parcel is much larger than the city’s next-largest park (about 25 acres at Hesburgh Park) and carries hazards and access constraints that mean it should not be widely promoted until management decisions and…
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