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Council approves amended viewshed easement for Merrill Springs Park after neighbors and landowners debate scope
Summary
The council adopted an amended view‑preservation easement for Merrill Springs Park after public testimony from Friends of the Park and the property owners. Supporters and opponents disagreed about whether the amendment expanded a landowner’s viewshed; staff said the amendment clarifies height limits and excludes park woods.
The Common Council unanimously approved an amended view‑preservation easement for property adjacent to Merrill Springs Park (Legistar 88,148), after two registrants and City Parks staff described competing interpretations of the amendment’s scope.
Faith Fitzpatrick, president of Friends of Merrill Springs Park, told alderpersons the proposed amendment “extends the width of the viewshed” beyond the original intent and could allow the landowner to dictate vegetation on public property. Fitzpatrick said the proposed map differed…
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