The Norman City Council accepted a $15,000 grant from the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust for improvements at Eastridge Park. The six-acre park at 1700 North Clearwater Drive is adjacent to the new Reagan Elementary School. The Healthy Communities grant offered through the Tobacco Settlement Trust will purchase playground equipment and a water fountain to help promote physical activity.
“This was an effort that was led by a group mostly out of (the) Norman Regional Health System,” Parks Director Jud Foster said. In other city business, the council condemned properties at 330 E. Main St. and 619 E. Rich St. The owner of the Main Street commercial property has contracted to have the structure torn down. If that is down within the time requirement, the city will take no further action.
The property on Rich Street has been “empty for decades,” according to city Revitalization Manager Linda Price. There as been no water service at the site since 1999, and there is severe deterioration. The owner is in Oregon and has not responded to the city. The owner of a property at 503 Daws St. will work out a plan for improvement with the city. That condemnation was postponed and will be revisited at the July 24 city council meeting.
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