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Niagara City Council tables resolution to authorize $4 million written offer for Centennial Park parcel amid calls for feasibility and transparency
Summary
After extensive public comment and questions from council members, the council voted to table a resolution authorizing a written offer under eminent-domain procedures for a parcel tied to the proposed Centennial Park. Speakers pressed for a public feasibility study, the appraisal, and clarity on funding; council then voted to table the item 3–2.
The Niagara City Council on the evening meeting voted to table a resolution authorizing the presentation of a written offer to acquire real property under eminent-domain procedure (procedural law 303 and 304). The resolution as presented would have authorized an offer in the amount of $4,000,000 for property identified in the resolution; after public comment and discussion the council voted to table the item by a roll call that resulted in three yes votes and two no votes.
Residents and community speakers sharply questioned the proposal and requested documents and analysis before the council moved forward. "Tonight, you're being asked to authorize a $4,000,000 offer just for a land acquisition... with no feasibility study made public, no state funding secured, no committed partnerships, and no anchor tenant for the so called Centennial Park," resident…
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