The landowners have made the city an offer that's more than fair. It's also extremely generous. The land is part of the same former field that is now Emory Adams Park, where many city soccer fields are located. The entire tract was annexed into the city at that time. Since 1981, the landowners have been left with a 5-acre lot that the city has neglected to zone.
People have a right to be able to sell their property and at a fair price.
The price being offered to the city is both fair and generous. The city has proposed using the five acres to add two soccer fields and a playground to Emory Adams Park. This use would enhance property values in the area and fill an established need for additional playing fields. Turn lanes off both Sixth and South Blanchard streets should allay any concerns about extra traffic. Council could look at this gift with a microscope and find nothing but a great deal for the city.