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Parks board votes to recommend Derby Tank and Redding Well for official park designation; packet notes engineering and deed restrictions
Summary
The Birmingham Parks and Recreation Board voted unanimously on March 4 to recommend that the city commission review Derby Tank and Redding Well, in addition to Baldwin Pump House and West Well, for official park designation.
The Birmingham Parks and Recreation Board voted unanimously on March 4 to recommend that the city commission review Derby Tank and Redding Well in addition to Baldwin Pump House and West Well and consider designating each as park property.
Why it matters: board members and staff said official park designation helps the city document park status for grant applications and makes it harder for the land to be repurposed through future zoning changes.
Staff presentation: Carrie Laird, parks and recreation manager, told the board the city had been researching six well sites for several years and that South Well had already been designated a park in October 2022. She said three of the remaining sites had been presented to…
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