Ordinance 24‑180 was introduced to amend the grants budget to appropriate a land donation from Par 1 Inc. and a $70,000 donation from a private donor to cover maintenance costs for the property once it becomes county parkland.

Councilman Carter described the donation as including a substantial land gift (in discussion he referred to a $6,000,000 land donation in the same exchange) and said the $70,000 would be used for ongoing maintenance once the land is designated parkland. The donation was described as associated with Lancaster Pike in the Hocassonne area of the county.

Committee members expressed gratitude to the donor; Councilwoman Kilpatrick, whose district includes the site, thanked the donor by name in the meeting. Chair Cartier asked for questions and public comment; none were offered on the record during the Jan. 14 meeting. The transcript does not record a formal committee vote on Ordinance 24‑180 during this session.

If the council later takes formal action, additional legislative documentation and a recorded vote will be available in the council’s minutes and ordinance packet.