The Edmond City Council has accepted a donation of 16 acres of land gifted by developer Jim Tapp for a future city park
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Developer Jim Tapp has gifted 16 acres of land to the City of Edmond.
The Edmond City Council this week voted 5-0 to accept the land along I-35 Frontage Road for a future city park. The 16 acres owned by developer Tapp has been part of a larger 29-acre tract. Fox Lake Investments will retain 3-4 acres to develop at the corner of the commercial frontage road.
“… I plan to be before you in the future,” Tapp said of his plans to build on a segment of his property.
Tapp said he has been working on the park concept for five or six years and is anxious to get it done. In a Tuesday phone call to The Edmond Sun Tapp said he has no interest in building a hotel on the site. A hotel was not part of the agreement he worked out with the Fox Lake homeowners.