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County approves $1.09 million land purchase and $76,970 park study for Gable/Deaconess sports complex
Summary
After debate about floodplain elevation, long-term tourism impact and access costs, the Vanderburgh County Council approved a $1,088,030 purchase of land adjacent to the Gable/Deaconess sports complex and a $76,970 park study to guide future development. Two council members abstained.
Vanderburgh County Council voted July 10 to approve a $1,088,030 purchase of land adjacent to the Gable/Deaconess sports complex and to fund a $76,970 park study intended to guide future development at the site.
The vote followed a lengthy presentation by Alexis Bergram, identified in the meeting as the CVB executive director, who said the acquisition would protect expansion potential and that the park study is a necessary soft cost to identify where a cross-country course and other outdoor-tourism features could go. "We're not certainly purchasing this land without a plan," Bergram said, noting the study would produce recommendations on cross-country placement and other…
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