Tue Sep 08, 2009 at 11:29:16 AM MDT
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The Denver parks and economic development departments have decided that $450,000 is a reasonable price to pay for the blighted block at 3800 W. Alameda. All in, the city will spend $800,000 to turn the property into a park. A very, very tiny park. The city hall stenographer writes:
The park in the Westwood neighborhood will help right an injustice for residents who must travel a mile in each direction before they hit parkland, said Councilman Paul Lopez, who represents the area.
Except that Weir Gulch Park is only about half a mile from the proposed new park.
Will the neighborhood benefit from adding this mini park -- just 1.2 acres -- to the supposedly overburdened, budget-busting Denver parks system? Who can know.
For certain, the one who benefits most is the property owner, who will be getting a rich price from the city in a rough market. In addition, property owners immediately adjacent to the parcel will benefit. A little more than six months ago, one person acquired six rowhouse properties on S. Newton, just across from where the new park will be. What an amazing stroke of luck!
Some people will benefit from this deal. Is it "the people" of Denver? Not likely. |
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