Calling it an "opportunity of a lifetime," the city of Aurora is proposing to buy Geauga Lake as well as 40 acres of lakefront land that once was the home of SeaWorld Ohio, but has been dormant since the park closed.
The proposal, which would see the city pay $4.5 million to Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP), calls for the property to be redeveloped into a public park with a pool, beach and much more.
"This is a great day for our community," Aurora Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin told Council during Monday night's meeting. "And long in coming in the history of our storied past with Geauga Lake amusement park and Sea World."
Under the purchase agreement, ICP will build a "lake loop" trail/boardwalk around Geauga Lake, which the city will then own and maintain. The company will also pay for a "substantial portion" of the demolition cost of some of the remaining structures on the land being acquired.
Womer Benjamin did note that some of the structures from the former SeaWorld Ohio, including its iconic aquarium, may be saved and rehabilitated for use in the city's plans. The aquarium, for example, may be redeveloped as a restaurant or similar facility.
Kierra Cotton reports: www.wkyc.com/article/entertai... --
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12 июн 2023
