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Residents press village to protect Hope Strouse Park as board reviews Blackstone Creek land swap
Summary
Residents and trustees debated a proposed land exchange involving the Blackstone Creek golf course and Hope Strouse Park. Speakers raised floodplain, access, appraisal, and maintenance concerns; trustees said the item is for discussion only and deferred final action pending community engagement and financial analysis.
Public comment and a lengthy trustee discussion on the proposed Blackstone Creek land exchange dominated the Village of Germantown meeting. Resident Lynn Shower Bednarz told the board the land that is part of the proposed swap is largely floodplain or wetland and urged trustees not to give parkland to a developer, saying the owner is motivated by profit and the village would inherit maintenance and flood-response costs. “When you can't use land…it means nothing what the value is,” Bednarz said.
Other speakers raised technical questions and neighborhood impacts. Thomas Nas, a Blackstone resident,…
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