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City accepts building from doctors
<b>Council agrees to pay $18,000 for 2008 property taxes</b>
The city council decided to accept the gift offered by two local doctors of a building to be used in the Huston Park project.
The resolution passed unanimously at the council’s meeting on Monday. Realtor Judy McNarny made a brief presentation to the council.
“The Bible tells us, ‘Ask and you’ll receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be open unto you,” McNarny said.
She described the offer of the building at 1701 Dividend Drive as a blessing, similar to the gift of 80 acres donated to city by the Harry H. Huston family.
“Well, tonight once again we are blessed because we have asked and Dr. Jeffrey Penman and his wife, Dr. Connie Owens, have offered to give their office building to the city of Logansport to serve as the parks department headquarters and community center for Huston Park,” McNarny said.
McNarny described the 5,178-sqaure-foot brick building as sitting on 1.59 acres of ground with more than 40 parking spaces across the street from the proposed park entrance. Other features include movable interior walls, a partially finished basement with half bath and laundry and an attached two-car garage with overhead storage.
“What a marvelous gift,” she said.
The only stipulations were that the property be used to provide more community recreation at Huston Park and that the city cover the $18,000 due next year for 2008 property taxes.
McNarny explained how the building and property would connect the 35-acre Hervey Preserve and River Bluff Trail immediately. Once the bridge is built over the Eel River, the park, preserve and trail would be directly linked to Riverside Park and the trails to Little Turtle Waterway on up to 18th Street.
“What a best seller for quality of life and economic development,” McNarny said.
Council President Scott Kraud said he appreciated the generous gift.
“I don’t see any reason why the city would not accept this gift,” Kraud said.
The money for taxes will be taken from the non-reverting host community agreement fund. The payment would be the last tax bill on the property because in 2009 it will become tax-exempt.
The building has been appraised between $350,000 and $400,000.
Kevin Lilly can be reached at (574) 732-5117, or via e-mail at kevin.lilly@pharostribune.com
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