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Community foundation offers $100,000 to launch park at Anna T. Jean site; seeks MOU with Fairhope City
Summary
An affiliate of the Community Foundation of South Alabama proposed a phased gift to build a 1.6-acre park with a splash pad and playground on city-owned land at the Anna T. Jean School and asked the city to draft a memorandum of understanding to enable fundraising and construction.
Rebecca (last name not provided), president and CEO of the Fairway Point Clear Community Foundation, told the Fairhope City Council at its work session that her affiliate will provide an initial $100,000 toward a new park on a 1.6-acre parcel on the Anna T. Jean School campus.
The gift would be delivered in two payments, "50,000 this summer, another 50,000 in November, to begin the process of creating a park," Rebecca said. She described a Phase 1 build-out of landscaping, fencing, signage, a splash pad, a playground and restroom access and said the affiliate’s advisory committee has approved pursuing the partnership.
The proposal asks the city to own and maintain the park…
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