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'You have railroaded us': Sale of Lebanon park to Bass Pro subsidiary riles residents
LEBANON — To hear Michael Donovan tell it, there’s no place in Lebanon quite like Nelson Park.
The city has other parks — including one right down the street. But none has a pine stand that makes him feel like he’s in the middle of nowhere in the middle of town.
And nowhere else is there a public pond where his son and other kids can fish for free without hopping on the interstate.
“Basically, it’s like an oasis in the middle of a concrete jungle,” he said.
Read more: https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/11/lebanon-nelson-park-sale-bass-pro-shops-riles-residents/1418544001/
((Springfield News-Leader)