Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus, Ohio (“City”), Department of Recreation and Parks, is undertaking the acquisition of a 7 acre parcel, 4645 Westerville Road, LIMNOS, LLC Planning Area 6 (PID 600-214871-00). The City desires to acquire the parcel, 4645 Westerville Road, LIMNOS, LLC Planning Area 6 (PID 600-214871-00). The following is an ordinance to authorize the Columbus City Attorney to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests, contract for professional services, and to expend monies for payment of acquisition costs related to the acquisition of a 7 acre parcel, 4645 Westerville Road, LIMNOS, LLC Planning Area 6 (PID 600-214871-00).
This legislation will authorize the Director to expend up to $950,000 for costs associated with the acquisition of the LIMNOS Property, 4645 Westerville Road, and to execute those documents as approved by the City Attorney’s Office, Real Estate Division, necessary for the purchase.
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department is working to provide equitable access to parks in our Columbus neighborhoods as identified in the priorities of the CRPD Master Plan through future land acquisition in the Northeast portion of Columbus.
In July of 2017, the Department acquired the former NCAA sports complex, 4625 Westerville Road. Immediately adjacent to this new park is a 7 acre parcel, 4645 Westerville Road, LIMNOS, LLC. The commercially zoned property is on the market for sale. The property directly fronts Westerville Road. The property is uniquely adjacent to NCAA, the Linden abandoned rail corridor and the newly built Westerville Road/Alum Creek Trail Connector.
The newly acquired 54 acre athletic field complex is busy, and use is steadily increasing. The current access drive from Westerville Road is narrow, not signalized, and does not have the ability to become signalized. Acquiring the LIMNOS property could provide a new direct connection to an intersection with Westerville Woods Blvd.
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