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Council approves quitclaim deed of Farmers Market property; site to support recreational soccer
Summary
Council approved a quitclaim deed transferring the former Farmers Market property at 318 Tenth Avenue to the state, enabling a lease to Columbus and a sublease for a recreational soccer group; council praised staff and state partners for the negotiated solution.
Council voted to approve a quitclaim deed of the Farmers Market property at 318 Tenth Avenue to the State of Georgia and discussed the subsequent lease and sublease arrangements that will allow local recreational soccer groups to use the site.
Councilor Anker asked that Ken Henson be allowed to address the council about the negotiation; after a brief motion and vote to hear him, council heard from staff and praised the city attorney's office and state properties commission attorneys for a creative solution that returned the deed to the state with a lease to the city and a sublease to a soccer organization.
Councilors said the arrangement will add recreational fields closer to South Columbus and relieve pressure on other facilities (councilor testimony referenced existing long waiting lists for soccer programs). Council thanked staff members involved in the negotiation and said the item represented a 'big win' for the community.
The motion to approve the deed passed on a voice vote.
