Overview
- Board members voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a $14 million agreement that requires $1 million at closing and $13 million in development obligations that can be forgiven if benchmarks are met within set timelines.
- Contract terms call for affordable housing, a museum, a park and pavilion, healthcare and early learning facilities, retail including a grocery store, and a new town hall.
- Dr. Phillips Charities says it aimed to keep the land out of private hands and plans to transfer portions back to Eatonville as projects advance.
- Most of the Eatonville town council opposed the sale and sought a 90-day delay, and members now plan to negotiate project details at a Jan. 20 meeting.
- The 117-acre property—once home to a school founded in 1897 for Black students—closed in 2009, was demolished in 2020, and has remained vacant for years.