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Charter review panel debates limits on city real estate ownership and leasing after Johnson's lease
Summary
Commission members disagreed on whether the charter should restrict the city's authority to buy property and lease it to private tenants, citing Johnson's ice cream and downtown redevelopment.
Commissioners examined Article 2 and the charter's grant of powers to "acquire and to sell or otherwise convey interest in real property and to lease as lessor or lessee." One commissioner proposed amending the charter so that "no new property purchased by the city can be leased to a private person or organization," citing concerns about longterm city ownership of commercial real estate.
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