ADICA Board Stops Sale of Skate Park Property to Businessman Bob Brooks
Friday, December 13th, 2013
It’s rare that Albany businessman Bob Brooks is told no, but the Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority did just that at its December meeting Wednesday afternoon.
The ADICA board voted not to take action on Brooks’ $43,000 bid to purchase the downtown Albany Skate Park property, citing the businessman’s failure to supply information on plans for the property.
“I know we want to get that property back on the tax rolls, but since there is no plan in place for the property, what we essentially would be doing is creating another vacant property,” board member Thelma Johnson said. “It’s up to the board, but I will vote no on selling the property without a tenant in place.”
Downtown manager and ADICA CEO Aaron Blair said Thursday the board is caught in a “Catch 22” situation.
