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Mound council approves volunteer-led Edgewater park grant after heated discussion
Summary
The Mound City Council voted to proceed with a county grant and a city match for a volunteer-managed project at Edgewater Park after hearing from the project manager and months of review.
MOUND, Minn. — The Mound City Council on Tuesday voted to allow a volunteer-led planting and stormwater project at Edgewater Park to proceed using a county grant and a small city commitment, after residents and commissioners debated whether the park should remain under city ownership.
The project manager, Tyler Piper, told council members he has already begun coordinating planting orders and volunteer labor and asked the council to remove Edgewater from a list of parks the city is considering selling. "I'm not begging, but asking you to help me move forward with this so I can make the community better," Piper said during public comment.
Why it matters: Council members said they were sympathetic to Piper's effort and…
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