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Council weighs drafting legislation to buy downtown parking lot amid tank/cleanup concerns
Vermilion City Council Committee meetings · March 9, 2026
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Summary
Council granted staff permission to prepare legislation to purchase a parking lot intended to add about 60 spaces, but members demanded environmental testing, clarification of who would pay cleanup costs and funding assurances before any final purchase.
City staff asked the committee for permission to draft legislation to buy a downtown lot that would yield roughly 60 parking spaces for visitors and festival traffic.
The service director said the goal was to "prepare legislation for the purchase of this property" to increase parking capacity. Several council members objected…
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