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Glass City Riverwalk Easements - Metroparks Toledo
Department of Economic Development
Brandon Sehlhorst (x1692)/Doug Johnson (x1431)
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into easement agreements and other needed instruments with the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area with respect to certain City-owned real property and public rights-of-way adjacent to the Downtown Maumee Riverfront for purposes of the Park District's construction, operation and maintenance of the Glass City Riverwalk Project; making certain findings with respect thereto; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area ("Metroparks Toledo") has been awarded a $23.6 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development ("BUILD") grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for phase one of the Glass City Riverwalk ("Project"). The Glass City Riverwalk is a transformational project led by Metroparks Toledo that will create 300 acres of new and revitalized downtown riverfront greenspace that will be connected by five miles of multi-use trails spanning both sides of the Maumee River, from the Veterans' Glass City Skyway to the Anthony Wayne Bridge. The Riverwalk will include an improved and restored shoreline, accessible park elements, water access, expanded and improved public boat docks, lighting improvements and public gathering spaces. The Glass City Riverwalk project will completely transform the Maumee Riverfront into a key economic driver for the region once again.
The City owns certain rights-of-way, real and personal property along the Maumee Riverfront that are needed to facilitate the construction, operation and maintenance of phase one of the Glass City Riverwalk. The plans and specifications for the Project require Metroparks Toledo to obtain certain easements and related property rights from the City. The City is proposing to grant Metroparks Toledo property rights that are necessary to f...
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