'Amusement Ride Ordinance' is dead

Unfortunately it's too late for Melreese Park.

I had posted the opinion piece by former Mayor Maurce Ferré about his concern about the "Amusement Ride Ordinance," where our small amount of green spaces were being considered for development by the city commission. A ferris wheel and other things were talked about as being part of an RFP that would allow commercial development in the parks.

Well, in some sort of miracle, the City Commission unanimously voted against the ordinance that would open the parks for development at the March 28 commission meeting. If zoning changes are to be made, they decided that city parks would not be involved in the zoning change.

It does make you wonder about the soccer stadium in Melreese Park and the schools in Peacock Park and even the mall on the water at Scotty's Landing, but I guess anything further is closed for discussion.