Legal Snag Blocks State Funding for Historical Building
State funds for a new historical building are at risk because the city's park board lacks the legal authority to deed park land to the state.
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City Attorney Stiles says the historical society will not be able to use the $25,000 offered by the state for the historical building, if the building is to be placed in Wright Park. The law appropriating this money provides that the deed to the site on which the property is built must be given to the state. As the park board has no power to deed a part of the park to the state, the building could not be located in the park if the $25,000 of the state is to be used to erect it.
“As the park board has no power to deed a part of the park to the state, the building could not be located in the park.”
Civic infrastructure projects in Tacoma have long struggled with the intersection of funding requirements and land-use law. This story mirrors ongoing debates about public-private partnerships and the stewardship of city assets like Wright Park.
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