Proposal to acquire Geauga Lake and 40 acres of Sea World for $4.5M presented to Aurora City Council Monday. City expected to redevelop the land into a public park with a pool, beach and other recreational attractions.
The mayor of Aurora, Ann Womer Benjamin, presented a proposal to Aurora City Council Monday to acquire Geauga Lake along with 40 acres of land from the former Sea World, according to the City of Aurora.While the plans for the property are not finalized, Womer Benjamin says the city is expected to redevelop the land into a public park with a pool, beach, and other recreational attractions."This is a legacy purchase for the people of Aurora," Womer Benjamin said.
About $1.3 million of the funds for the acquisition will come from the American Rescue Plan Act funds, with the remainder coming from general fund money budgeted for that purpose. Industrial Commercial Properties will build a trail/boardwalk around Geauga Lake, which the City of Aurora will own and maintain.
As News 5 has previously and extensively reported, Industrial Commercial Properties bought a significant portion of the Geauga Lakes property in 2020 and subsequently announced plans for the 377-acre site to be known as Geauga Lake District. The site, which saddles both Bainbridge Township and Aurora, has become a Joint Economic Development District, with the City of Aurora providing water and sewer services.
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