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Aldermen debate releasing Baird Haven parcel to Great Rivers Greenway and college use; motion seeks legal description
Summary
The board discussed releasing its lease obligations for the Baird Haven practice fields (leased from Great Rivers Greenway) to permit Saint Charles Community College programming; concerns included floodplain restrictions, inability to sell, loss of maintained green space, and the need for a legal description before soliciting community interest.
Board members debated whether to release the city’s lease responsibilities for the Baird Haven practice fields so Great Rivers Greenway (GRG) and Saint Charles Community College could expand programming on that parcel.
The mayor sketched the property’s history: the parcel was used by a former school, later acquired by the college, then maintained by the city under a lease with GRG. The mayor said GRG retains ownership and restricts land use because the parcel lies in a…
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