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Article: Broader Albi use proposed: Land swap may be part of redevelopment plan.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- April 12, 2007
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Byline: Mike Prager
Apr. 12--A proposed land swap between the city of Spokane and Fairmount Memorial Park could set the stage for a long-awaited redevelopment and expansion of recreational facilities at Joe Albi Stadium in northwest Spokane.
Neighborhood leaders have been pushing city officials to include passive and all-ages recreational facilities at the Albi complex in exchange for neighborhood support of a new softball complex for organized league and tournament play.
The 14 acres to be obtained in the swap would be used in part as a developed trail head for a pathway leading to Riverside State Park to the west.
"I think they are ...