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College Park approves purchase of 5021 Lakeland Road for restorative-justice planning
Summary
The City of College Park voted to adopt Ordinance 25‑007 to acquire 5021 Lakeland Road for about $200,000 so the municipality, together with Lakeland residents, can plan restorative-justice uses for the site.
The College Park Mayor and Council voted to adopt Ordinance 25‑007, authorizing the city to acquire 5021 Lakeland Road for a purchase price of approximately $200,000 plus settlement costs.
The vote followed a public hearing in which Lakeland residents urged the council to buy the vacant corner lot and hold it for community-driven restoration. Robert Thurston, president of the Lakeland Civic Association, told the council the lot has “been sitting in the description … for well over 2 years” after a storm-damaged house was demolished and that community…
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