[Valpal1]

Then why didn’t the city buy him out when he offered to sell?

And who is the mystery mortgage holder that bought it at half price?

[AnAmericanMother]

Then why didn’t the city buy him out when he offered to sell?

Umm . . . he was asking too much maybe?

There's a large (40+ acre) parcel near here that's owned by a real estate developer. The county had the idea of making a park out of it . . . but he wanted $100M for it. There went that idea. . .