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Commission tables Liberty Networks offer to buy part of Field of Dreams parcel; legal review and community input requested
Summary
A private firm offering $500,000 for roughly three acres of a 57‑acre city parcel commonly called the Field of Dreams prompted debate about deed restrictions, the property’s intended use for a sports complex and the need for legal review and public outreach. The commission voted to table the proposal pending legal analysis and community outreach.
The City Commission heard a proposal from a realtor representing Liberty Networks LLC to buy roughly three acres of a 57‑acre tract owned by the city near Field of Dreams Avenue for an on‑site telecom exchange building tied to an undersea cable landing.
Denise Vickers, a Keller Williams realtor, told the commission she was authorized to offer $500,000 cash for a roughly three‑acre portion of Gulf County Parcel 03072005 R and that Liberty Networks needs a telecom exchange building within about six miles of the undersea landing zone near…
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