The Village of Sparta has secured public access to more than 100 acres of parkland along the Rogue River through a property swap with a local business owner that will cost taxpayers nothing.
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Sparta land swap creates public access to 101-acre park
Under the agreement, the village will trade its former ambulance building on Garner Street to Chad Momber, owner of Momber Sales, in a land exchange that includes a parking lot and building that will serve as a trailhead to the Rogue River Park.
“This is just a huge win for the community overall,” said Jim Lower, Sparta Village Manager.
Lower said the village has been working for years to establish a trailhead, bathroom and access to the river. The privately-owned parcel was always ideal for the project, leading to the creative land swap solution when Momber expressed interest in purchasing the ambulance building…