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How are we planning to use or sell public property?

There are public concerns about three City owned properties: 1st and William, 415 W Wash, and 721 N Main. I have started a website for one at http://415westwashington.com

Alice Ralph wrote this to me:
These are critical greenway parcels that could provide many public benefits. The city needs to retain ownership in order to realize true and lasting public benefits. These could include arts' uses but success would depend on public subsidy just as with the original partnership for the Michigan Theater, now grown into an independent non-profit.

As a point of discussion, I have stated publicly (email) that all three should be designated as park property. Gets a silent laugh.
However, that designation would put them under the public protection that Rapundalo's rehashed resolution re-affirmed for the golf course properties. As recently demonstrated, Parks and Rec is always developing their properties for one thing/enterprise fund or another. The public must vote on whether to sell park property. And since Council decided to let police patrol parks (no rangers), the vacated properties would not have to be 'temporarily' turned into surface parking lots as a 'security' measure. At least that is one idea.
Another idea would be to address flood mitigation with a land-use policy. But that would be a bit more complicated. The will doesn't seem to be there and it isn't very sexy.
Please let combined supporters help you when you re-introduce this resolution. (i.e. regarding the properties referenced above)
Thanks again,
Alice

Ron says: *I welcome help from the public on this.*
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