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| This list of
expected benefits has been compiled from statements of
project
officials and citizen committee members. No attempt has been made to
link these expectations with specific project elements, or to assess
whether these are reasonable expectations to be derived from the
proposed development. These are simply reported here. No support,
endorsement or rejection of these goals is intended or implied. |
Building in Allan Witt
Park
is expected
to provide
the
following benefits to Fairfield:
- Sale
of park land will provide funds to build replacement facilities on
City-owned land at other locations sooner than planned – specifically
new ball fields and a new sports complex on Cordelia
Road
next to the Wastewater Treatment Plant, a youth center on the former
bowling alley site on North Texas Street, and
new tennis
courts
at Laurel Creek Park (Note: The Youth
Center no longer seems to be part of the proposal - the Bowling alley
site is being developed as a housing site)
- Building
residential and
commercial
units in the park will increase property values along West
Texas Street and in the nearby neighborhoods
- Property taxes from new
units will
provide funds for revitalization projects for businesses along West
Texas Street
- Revitalization will
snowball along West
Texas Street, spurring economic growth,
attracting businesses to relocate there and increasing property values
in nearby neighborhoods
- Increases in neighboring
property
values will create
pride of ownership motivating owners and occupants to take better care
of properties, which will improve the appearance of adjacent and nearby
neighborhoods and along West Texas Street
- Increases in area rents
will help
prevent
undesirable low-income tenants from coming into the area
- The smaller park will be
safer and
people will not be afraid to use it
- Residents of the new
housing units
will keep an eye on the park and notify police of crime and safety
problems
- Building in the park is
“infill”
development and is preferable to developing land on the outskirts of Fairfield
- “Undesirable” park users
will go away
and will no longer cause problems for businesses on West Texas Street –
including “homeless,” transient and unemployed adults (“bums”) who
use the park on weekdays
- The new Sports Complex and
ball fields
will attract major tournaments and associated tourism revenues (the
complex itself will not produce any revenue for the city during its
first four years of operation)
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