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Vinton City work session opts to market courthouse lots for six months, pursue park plan if unsold
Summary
At a Vinton City work session, presenters outlined a plan to convert two courthouse-front lots into a multipurpose pocket park; councilmembers agreed to advertise the lots for sale for six months and, if no buyer emerges, to issue an RFP for design-and-build of a park with possible temporary activations in the interim.
Vinton City officials and downtown stakeholders discussed competing visions for two vacant courthouse-front lots during a work session, agreeing to a two-step approach: put the properties on the market for six months and, if they do not sell, request design proposals to convert the space into a pocket park.
A presenter who said they had discussed ideas with county and local partners outlined a multipurpose concept that could host pickleball and basketball, food trucks, live music and even seasonal skating, and that the Rex Center could use the surface for programming. “Something the Rex Center could host like pickle ball tournaments, basketball tournaments… food trucks could pull in, live music can pull…
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