Parking on Village Right of Way in front of Anglers Reef POA progress

Anglers Reef Parking; more missing transparency? Another “License and Use” Contract, quietly slips through! Unlike the baseball field agreement that has created widespread concern, this Village license and use agreement has gotten virtually no attention.

This agreement allows Anglers Reef Property Owners Association (POA) to place angled parking on Village owned right of way along the Old Highway, adjoining their complex.  

The Village has applied for site plan approval and Anglers Reef is the applicant for the building permit to develop non-exclusive PUBLIC parking. Thus a “License and Use” agreement is needed for the POA to provide parking on Village owned property.

If this parking is truly “public” and critical to the Village, why isn’t the Village the applicant?

The Village Manager has already signed the license and use agreement.  We could find no evidence this agreement was approved by Village Council at a public meeting, as should be required. The agreement confirms it will be PUBLIC parking and limits the POA cost to $25,000. Unlike the baseball field, Anglers Reef will pay $1000/month for the use of the public parking until parking meters are installed by the Village. Who pays if the cost of the parking spaces exceeds $25,000?

While we could find no evidence the Council discussed or approved this license and use agreement, the agreement does state that any amendments must be approved by council.  

The Village has applied for site plan approval and Anglers Reef is the applicant for the building permit to develop non-exclusive PUBLIC parking. Thus a “License and Use” agreement is needed for the POA to provide parking on Village owned property.