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RESQLUTION No. 522 <br />a.e.._._ <br />By Mro Grootegoed <br />' A RESOlUTTQN OBJECTTNG TO THE APFROPRIATION OF PROPERTY <br />I1V THE _ YI7LAGF_ OF 1KAYFTEI,D. FOR PARK. FUBPQSES BY THF , <br />CLEVELAIVD_METROPOI,ITAN.PARK_,DISTRICT . <br />WHEREAS, it has come to the attention o£ Council of the Village of <br />rlayfield,.Ohio, that a group of people are requesting the Cleveland Metropolitan <br />Park District to appropriate far park purposes approximately nine acres of land <br />in the Village of Mayf ield, known as the CDTTING property, adjacent to the <br />corporate line of the Village of Gates M ills;. and <br />? . <br />WHEI2EAS, said property has been re-zoned by ordinance duly enacted by <br />this Council to permit the construction of high-rise apartments, which <br />ordinance was approved by a large majority vote o£ the people in the 8eferendum <br />held at the November, 1961 election; and <br />WHEREAS, the corastruction of high-rise apartments will provide housing <br />accomm.odations and will greatly increase the tax revenue o£ the Village of <br />Mayfield and the Mayf ield School District, both of which are in great need <br />of such additional revenue; and . <br />WHEREAS, there are already adequate parks in the Village of Mayf ield <br />and no more are required; and _ <br />WHEREAS, approximately 257, of the land in this Village is already <br />tax exempt and the proposed appropriation of the above described property <br />would f urther dim.inish the tax duplicate; and <br />WHERFAS, Council is advised that the construction of the proposed <br />high-rise.apartments will in no way pollute the nearby streams or endanger <br />the public health in any way; and <br />WfiEREAS, the proposed appropriation of said property is rea].ly for <br />the purpose of blocking the construetion of said high-rise apartments and <br />not for the purpose of adding to the park area in the Village. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOI.VED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF MAYFIELD, - <br />COUNTX OF __ CUYAHOGt3. AND STATE OF OHIO, THAT : <br />Seco 1. The Cleveland Metropolitan Park District is hereby urgently <br />requested not to:appropra.ate the above described.property for park purposes, <br />thereby defeating the will of the oeerwhelming ntuaber of voters in the <br />Village of Mayfield.