Another park for Frederick?
According to this article we may have another park in Frederick some day.
A Frederick County Circuit Court judge has ruled that the City of Frederick may move forward in court to seize 148 acres in Frederick’s West end for a $39 million regional park.
In January, property owners Hargett Farm Development, LLC asked Circuit Court Judge Theresa M. Adams to dismiss the city’s condemnation of its land off Butterfly Lane.
The company bought the property for $6.5 million in 2005. Frederick’s Planning Commission had approved construction of 158 townhouses on the property, part of a 645-home plan to be built by Pleasants Development of Clarksburg.
The city is seeking to instead use the land as a regional park. Its plans include substations for police and public works personnel, as well as improvements to the intersection of Butterfly Lane and Md. Route 180.
In her decision, received by City Hall Monday, Adams denied Hargett Farm Development’s request.
There is still some legal wrangling to do, but hopefully the city will prevail and we will get some much needed park land.
~Guy~
Sounds like good news.
Another park sounds great! Good location, too.
This indeed sounds like the right location for a new park. Let’s keep our fingers crossed it’ll come to fruition.
PS: On a side note, over a year ago, I talked to a person who stated she was petitioning for a dog park here in Frederick. I never heard anything more. I would love to be able to take my dog and have her off leash in a park with other dogs. Has anyone heard about this? It was supposed to go on New Design road, just down the street from the giant grocery store.
Monica
@Monica, I think there is a dog park in Urbana now.
Green spaces are needed in Frederick, but the city will need to find the funds for additional security. Looking at the problems around the Golden Mile, it’s not hard to believe a park, especially at night, could have similar issues.
Otherwise, three cheers!
Thanks!!!