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Council backs state funding request for Cornfields purchase; resolution approved unanimously
Summary
Councilmember Hernandez asked for the City’s support for state funding to buy the Cornfields for a state park; he said $40 million had been set aside in the state budget and the Council approved the resolution unanimously (12 ayes).
Councilmember (Mr.) Hernandez introduced a resolution asking the City to support state funding for the purchase of the Cornfields property for creation of a state park.
Hernandez said parties in the dispute had reached agreement and that State Recreation and Parks Director Rusty Arias had announced the state budget included $40,000,000 set aside for the purchase. He asked for the Council’s unanimous support; the Council adopted the resolution by voice vote (12 ayes) and Hernandez thanked community activists and state partners.
The resolution asks the City to back the state purchase and to support efforts to keep the funding in the state budget.
