Parks board votes to buy Jackson Street property

The city's parks department will ask the parks board to purchase this property today located at 1360 Jackson St. in Columbus, Ind., pictured Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. The city has offered to purchase the property which is owned by Mayor Jim Lienhoop's aunt. Mike Wolanin | The Republic

The Columbus Parks Board has approved the purchase of a environmentally contaminated former industrial site on Jackson Street that is owned by Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop’s aunt.

In a special meeting held at Columbus City Hall on Wednesday, the board voted unanimously to approve an agreement to purchase the vacant former Machinery Moving Inc. site at 1360 Jackson St. for $205,000.

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