American Legion Park History

This twenty-acre park was originally leased to the city in 1966 for $1.00 a year by the Herbert Williams Post of the American Legion, number 202. The lease was reissued in 1991 for $10.00 a year. In August of 2000, an agreement was approved between the City and American Legion post 202, whereby the Legion would donate 16.61 acres to the City in return for the whole 20 acres of property being annexed into the city limits. As part of this agreement, the City would extend its sewer lines to serve said land, thus alleviating the Legion's need to renovate its sewer system.

While the land was donated by the American Legion, the City did incur costs of $150,000 to extend the city's sewer lines to the property. This money was appropriated from the Capital Projects Fund. Another $35,500 dollars will be paid to the Legion to reimburse them for surveying costs.

American Legion Park

 

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