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Forest Park council authorizes emergency purchase of Word of Deliverance building for proposed community center, approves funding amendment
Summary
Forest Park City Council voted unanimously to authorize the city manager to execute documents to purchase property owned by Word of Deliverance Ministries for development of a community or recreation center and adopted a linked amendment to the city’s 2025 appropriations to fund the acquisition.
Forest Park City Council voted unanimously to authorize the city manager to execute documents to purchase property owned by Word of Deliverance Ministries for the purpose of pursuing a community or recreation center and to amend the city’s 2025 appropriations to cover the acquisition.
The council adopted Ordinance 31‑2025, which authorizes the city manager to complete the purchase of real property located at 693 Fresno Road and 690 Northland Boulevard and declares the measure an emergency under Forest Park Code section 13.96. Council then passed Ordinance 32‑2025, the fifth appropriation adjustment for the 2025 fiscal year, which the ordinance text says covers expenditures including the acquisition of real estate. Both votes were 7‑0.
Why it matters: the ordinances give the city immediate authority to close on the property and provide the…
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