Richmond Green ball diamond land on the market for $15.57 million

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to sell off a section of the park that holds little league ball diamonds, and to use those funds to upgrade the rest of the park, including the former Richmond Green golf course and a city maintenance depot on the park land.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

The developer will be required to build a road with a cul-de-sac onto the site. Numerous other minor sale conditions are also attached.Article contentWith council approval, the plan to sell off the green space is as good as done, but for the community association of Rutland Park there are many lingering questions.

Leanne Ellis, VP of development and traffic with the Rutland Park Community Association, said the nearby maintenance depot, formally called an “Operations Workplace Centre,” is known to have salt contamination.Brendan Miller/Postmedia Ellis said it took much calling and questioning before she obtained the environment report on that contamination from the province. She’s not happy that money from the sale of the park land will be used to remediate soil polluted by another city department.

“All of the land is on title as Richmond Green Regional Park, including the OWC site,” said Ellis. “Roads has contaminated regional park space, and Roads should find a budget to clean it up.”Article content

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