1 SharecloseGoogle resolution, said officials BuzzDiggStumble are hoping to expand the 40- UponFarkShareEmailPrint The acre park, adding baseball Pelham City Council has and soccer fields. called a special meeting at 6 A recreational center with p.m. Monday to consider a basketball courts is also resolution that would allow being considered by council, officials to spend $7.8 Murphy said. million to buy 35 acres Councilman Steve Powell has adjacent to Pelham City Park said he is opposed to the off U.S. 31. proposed purchase, saying The council was scheduled to it's not a good use of vote on the resolution Monday taxpayer money. of this week, but council "This purchase would use up members wanted additional 34 percent of our city time to review the contracts reserves, which have declined for the proposed sale. about 11 percent over the The proposal includes the past three years just to purchase of the 25-acre Belle maintain city operations," Vista Mobile Park and an Powell said. adjacent 10 acres belonging Powell said he also worries to the Lee family. not enough information is Pelham Mayor Don Murphy, who available to move forward would not vote on the with the proposal.
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