Council To Vote on $20 Million Parks Bond

It looks like the city council will pass a bond for a $20 million bond ordinance during Wednesday's meeting. To pass a bond, the city council needs to have a 6-vote majority.

In a release on Tuesday morning, Fourth Ward Councilman Tim Occhipinti announced that he, as well as other members of the , will be the voting "yes" on the bond.

"The agreement was struck after (Mayor Dawn) Zimmer said she would make the acquisition of land for a new southwest park a top priority of the plan," the release stated.

A $1.6 million bond is also up for a vote during Wednesday's meeting. That bond is supposed to and Jackson Street park, according to Tuesday's release.

Although the mayor and the council do not always see eye-to-eye, Occhipinti touted the agreement as a proof that the mayor and the council can work together.

“I can be on the same page with the mayor when she works for the 4th Ward," Occhipinti said in the release, "and this is a good example of that."

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