Texas Supreme Court upholds appellate court ruling in $9 million McKinney park case
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a petition for review in an ongoing debate about whether a McKinney library constitutes a "park and recreational facility."
The decision upholds a ruling by a state appellate court last year that the John and Judy Gay Library at Gabe Nesbitt Park satisfies the definition of a parks and recreational facility. The appellate court's decision overturned an earlier ruling that the library wasn't a park and recreational facility, and that had placed a $9 million judgement against the city.
"The city has always firmly believed that having the John and Judy Gay Library in Gabe Nesbitt Community Park was consistent with the language of the deed. We are glad the court agrees," McKinney Mayor Brian Loughmiller said in a statement.
According to a story last May in The Dallas Morning News, when the city took ownership of the 32-acre tract in 1999, the agreement between the city and developer El Dorado Land Co. mandated that the land be used only as a community park.
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