Clark County commissioners decided Wednesday that a 10-acre community park would stay in long-term plans for the Felida neighborhood.
Previously, commissioners were looking into trading or selling half of the property at 11515 N.W. 16th Ave., presumably to buy more nearby parkland. After reviewing options, they determined a 10-acre park would provide the county with the most bang for the buck.
“It was worth researching, given the need to make the best use of land and other resources,” Commissioner Steve Stuart said in a release. “We concluded that buying this property for a park was money well spent. It would be next to impossible to find an equivalent value within the same parks district.”
The commissioners wanted to see if there was a public benefit to cutting the park in half and selling the surplus, Stuart said at an earlier date. Commissioners found the idea interesting, especially because the 10-acre site isn’t big enough to support parking lots, restrooms, sports fields and other infrastructure that typically goes with a community park. The county typically wants community parks to be at least 20 acres, Stuart said.