Uh oh. The attorney's are circling, doing government work and hiding details, along with the shifting bureaucratic sands, it looks like another local issue that could take decades to resolve.
Aren't there descendants of Eugene Skinner who live here? 

Thank you for your gift but I'm sorry Mr Skinner, It was once thought that gifts to the public that were firm in title would stay that way. Gives one pause to consider ever donating land to the public.