Panama City commissioners sell unused land parcel to advance downtown development
On Tuesday, they decided to sell a downtown waterfront property at the corner of East 6th Street and Harmon Avenue. The city originally bought it in 2004 as a possible site for a new federal courthouse, but it's sat vacant for the last 20 years. Commissioners plan to put the land out for bid.
They're hoping the buyer will use it to contribute to current downtown redevelopment efforts.
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'I'd like to see mixed-use there. If there's any capability of improving the waterfront, because right now you can't get a boat back there because of how the bridge is, but you can paddleboard, you could do things like that. You could just sit and enjoy the water. And right now, it's not improved at all for that. So, it'd be cool if we could work with some private investors and create not only mixed-use but still public access and improved access,' Commissioner Jenna Haligas said.
Commissioners agreed to have the property appraised before offering it up for auction. They say they still want the public to have access to the waterfront.
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