TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The Tallahassee City Commission is looking to move forward with the sale of the Capital City Golf Course.
An agenda item for the commission’s next meeting, scheduled for October 22, outlines the dollar amount of the sale and plans for that money.
The city received a letter of interest from the Capital City Country Club, whose owners currently rent the property from the city, the agenda item revealed. The property was appraised at $1,150,00.
The agenda item went on to discuss how at last month’s commission meeting, the city decided to get a secondary appraisal and prepare a proposal to sell the land to the country club. The second appraisal valued the property at $1,255,000.
A point of contention for the sale stems from unmarked graves of enslaved people that were discovered on the property in 2019.
During last month’s commission meeting, city leaders voted to advance the potential sale, but only if the graves were protected.
The agenda item for the upcoming meeting proposes that the net proceeds from the sale be used to install the commemorative burial site.
The unmarked grave commemoration committee presented plans for the site in 2021. The design would create a paved pathway, a fence to protect the site and create a sense of place, a viewing area, and signage.
According to the agenda item, the total cost of the project would be around $109,000. Since the commemoration plan was approved several years ago, several things have already been purchased for the site, including a historic marker, interpretive panels, and fencing.
The remaining costs would be paid for by the proceeds of the sale between the city and the country club.
The discussion of the country club sale comes following pushback sparked by residents who expressed that it was wrong to sell the golf course while the graves remain unmarked and are frustrated with the delay in building the memorial.
President of the National Association for the Preservation of African-American History and Culture, Delatire Hollinger, said it’s about time the city makes good on its promise.
“The City of Tallahassee needs to construct the memorial now. They promised to construct the memorial about five years ago, and I think that it’s high time that we go ahead and move forward with that, certainly before the property changes hands,” Hollinger said.
The commission will discuss the terms of the potential sale and commemoration site at its upcoming meeting on October 22.
The sale of the country club is not final unless the city commission’s vote passes.
The full agenda item can be read below:
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