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Council approves contingent financing, joint-ownership plan for Blackjack Battlefield property
Summary
The Baldwin City Council approved a financing agreement and a joint-ownership agreement contingent on county approval to pursue purchase of the Blackjack Battlefield property; the county would contribute $250,000 toward the $257,000 purchase, leaving the city responsible for about $7,000 if the deal proceeds.
Baldwin City Council voted to approve a financing agreement and a joint-ownership plan this meeting to pursue purchase of the Blackjack Battlefield property, contingent on county approval.
Staff member (Speaker 5) told the council the proposed arrangement would create a 50-50 ownership partnership with the county, form an advisory board to oversee park maintenance, capital projects, programming and signage, and split decision authority between the two jurisdictions. "This would be entering into, like, a partnership, where they would have joint ownership of blackjack, 50 50 split," Speaker 5 said.
The staff prese…
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