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Developers and council spar over location of five‑acre park in Legacies subdivision; public work session planned
Summary
Developers for the Legacies subdivision presented a preliminary plan showing a five‑acre park they say satisfies Annexation Resolution AR 277 and the single concept plan; council members raised questions about parking access, adequate public facilities and ripple effects, and a public work session was scheduled to address outstanding issues.
Developers of the Legacies subdivision and their attorney asked the City Council on Sept. 16 to approve the proposed location of a five‑acre park shown on the preliminary plan, arguing the site satisfies the conditions of the annexation single concept plan (Annexation Resolution AR 277).
Jonathan Green (representative of the developer) said the park would be dedicated to the city within 60 days of subdivision plat recordation, would be exclusive of parking and stormwater management areas, and would provide pedestrian links to the business district similar in function to Tidings Park. Eric McLaughlin, attorney for the Green family, said the preliminary plan meets the conceptual conditions in AR 277 and that environmental and delineation work (wetland and priority forest corridor studies) guided locating the park where it is now proposed.
Council members acknowledged the park design may meet the annexation concept but raised concerns about the "ripple effect" the park’s location could have on parking access, the yellow commercial area identified in the concept plan, water service and adequate public facilities (APF) including school capacity. The council president said those downstream issues require more detail and discussion and asked staff to schedule a public work session; McLaughlin said the developers welcome the chance to discuss their proposed wording for a resolution and to respond to questions.
No formal council decision was taken on the park location at this meeting; staff and developers agreed to hold a public work session where the public will be invited and additional materials (parking access, APF analysis and environmental delineation results) will be provided for review.
