MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, Ala. (WKRG) — After a flurry of comments and complaints from local residents, the Town of Magnolia Springs issued a formal statement regarding the closing of the Magnolia Landing boardwalk.
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According to Magnolia Springs officials, the landing was not closed by the Town. After two lawsuits, it was determined that some of the land the boardwalk was originally built is now privately owned.
“The property owner, wishing to avoid potential liability, has placed a barrier across the section that runs through their land,” a statement on the Town of Magnolia Springs Facebook page said.
According to the post, the Town of Magnolia Springs still owns the land at the beginning and the end of Magnolia Landing, and is working to find a solution…