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Parks committee recommends keeping deed restriction on Bruckner Park sale
Summary
The Recreation and Parks Committee recommended against amending the deed restriction tied to the sale of Bruckner Park to the Troy-Miami County Public Library, citing that removing the reverter clause would make enforcement dependent on court action, and noting the park board's recommendation was conditioned on legal review.
The Recreation and Parks Committee on Monday recommended that the City of Troy not amend the deed restrictions tied to the sale of Bruckner Park to the Troy-Miami County Public Library, committee members said.
Committee members said the library asked the city to modify language in the deed that had originally included a reverter clause, which would automatically return the land to the city or the park board if the property ceased to be used for its intended library and educational purposes. The committee decided not to support that change and will not present legislation to amend the existing ordinance.
The change proposed by the library would remove the automatic reverter clause. A staff member explained…
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