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Residents urge city to adopt Penny Creek Natural Area; volunteers request written agreement and entrance fixes
Summary
Two residents and a nascent stewardship group asked the council to accept the Penny Creek Natural Area as a city park, provide written documentation of land use arrangements, address a frequently flooded entrance and communicate a long‑term plan.
David Scudder, a Mill Creek resident, and Jeff Doan, organizer of the Friends of Penny Creek Natural Area, urged the council during public comment to accept the Penny Creek parcel as a city park and to provide clearer documentation and support for volunteers.
Scudder said he has spoken to the council about Penny Creek several times since 2011 and thanked the Farm LLC, the Mill Creek Planning Commission and Kiwanis for contributions to the site. He said the farm committed to maintaining the area for five years and that…
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