Land sale should end up on the ballot or in court
Wed, 04/06/2022 - 2:40pm
By:
Sam Poppleton, Lake City
Having been in the urban development business, and having served on Lake City’s Charter Commission, I have followed news of the Conoco site with interest.
I am appalled at how that publicly owned and charter protected heritage Conoco land is offered up as a private development opportunity bargain. By city charter, public properties in the charter’s lakefront protection zone cannot be sold without public approval by voter referendum.
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