Brooklyn Park Approves Leasing Fair Oaks Park Land to Charter School:

Monday night, the Brooklyn Park City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding for a lease agreement between the city and Excell Academy. The agreement will allow the school to lease nearby Fair Oaks Park for $1 a year for the next 40 years. Excell Academy plans to add additional parking, playground equipment and sports fields to the adjacent park. The school initially tried to purchase a section of the park for $526,000, but that plan did not receive the full support of the council. “I think that right now, a lease… Read More