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Council reviews lease for community garden on former water-tower site; lease would require fence, insurance and public access
Summary
City staff presented a draft five-year ground lease for roughly 0.23 acres to a community group seeking to create a public community garden on a former Owasso water-tower parcel; staff will bring the lease back for council approval next week.
Owasso staff presented a draft ground lease to allow Oklahoma Community Roots (referred to in the meeting as “OK Roots”) to use a former city water-tower site for a public community garden. Staff said the property is approximately 0.23 acres, southwest of Smith Farm Shopping Center along Garnett Road, and is currently vacant city property with abandoned water lines.
Alexa Beamer, a city staff presenter, summarized the draft lease: a five-year term at $10 per year, renewable, with the city…
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