The Jaycee Park redesign is underway. This week marked a moment many Jaycee Park goers have been dreading. The tree removal began.
“When that first tree came down, it broke a lot of people’s hearts,” said Scott Kemp, who lives near Jaycee Park.
The controversial redesign has brought people to meetings and even protests in hopes of keeping their park the way it is.
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Man tries one final push to stop the Jaycee Park redesign with a lawsuit
“So many of us have made so many efforts to let the city be aware of our feelings, prior to their approving this project, and their failure to listen to us, to even to acknowledge us,” said Kemp.
Even though the trees are starting to come down Scott Kemp is trying one final push to save the park by filing a lawsuit.
“It’s absolutely hypocritical, it’s wrong, and it’s potentially illegal,” said Derrick Eihausen, Kemp’s attorney.
Eihausen says they found two problems in their public records search.
“We cited that the city lacks two specific permits,” said Eihausen. “First, they lack a burrowing out permit, and they also lack a special permit for the disturbance take of bald eagles.”