09-19-1989 Special
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CITY OF EDGEWATER
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING
September 19, 1989 5:30 P.M.
City Hall
MINUTES
ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER
The Special Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board was called
to order by the Chairman, Harry Montgomery at 5:35 P.M. in the
City Hall Conference Room.
Members present were: Harry Montgomery, Kirk Jones, Sharon
Mooney, Jeff Ridgdill and Board member Lawrence Lanchoney arrived
at 5:38 P.M. Also present were Jack Corder/Recreation Director,
Elly F. Johnson/City Manager, John Wells from Century 21, and
Jennifer Halperin from the press.
45 Acres/Volco Road
Mr. Jones stated the 45 acres is still for sale and more
information became available on the 140 acres, plus an additional
350 acres with a total of 453 acres all together. He asked Mr.
Wells to proceed with his information. Mr. Wells stated the 140
acres plus the 350 acres is owned by an investment group who is
willing to sell the whole parcel. They do not want to sell just
the 140, but the whole parcel, or if the City wanted to do a golf
course, they will sell whatever the City needs for the course if
the City agrees to design it in such a manner that they could
sell the surrounding property to a developer for development and
the price on that would be $5,000.00 per acre. He stated they
wanted to sell their property and did not want to be developers
themselves. He said they were willing to work with the City on
options and he would get back with them.
Mr. Johnson stated the development of a golf course is very
expensive and you are better off to have a developer do it, and
then turn the land over to the City. He stated the City is by no
means opposed to a golf course, however, a developer is the best
way to go and presently the City has a problem with the leased
property at the Elementary School and we will have to vacate this
area in a year. He said it is necessary to get Whistle Stop Park
finished this year and also to get some property to build a
complex similar to Whistle Stop in the northern end of the City.
The City is on a time schedule to get these projects completed as
soon as possible to end the problem with insufficient ballfields
for our programs.
Mr. Jones stated that as a Board he felt their responsibility was
to advise the best way to ensure the City has sufficient land for
the future and expressed his hope that some option could be
worked out on the Volco property and the City could just hang on
to it for the future, even if the funds were not available to
develop it now. The Board concluded they should not pursue the
Volco property unless a purchase could be made that would not tie
up our funds right now. Mr. Wells agreed to get with the owners
and see if this type arrangement could be worked out.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Mr. Corder asked to review the 5 year Comprehensive Plan with the
Board. He stated he wanted them to look over the changes that
had to be made from the previous submission to the State, as the
public hearing would be held on the 28th of September for the
Recreation and Open Space Element. The Board discussed the
revisions and added they would review it more thoroughly before
the 28th.
AD30URNMENT
There being no further
seconded by Mr. Ridgdill.
business, Mr. Jones moved to adjourn,
The meeting ended at 6:35 P.M.
Minutes submitted by
Barb Kowall