This week’s (Feb. 19) edition has the latest on the saga of whether to move the Sesquicentennial Park from its current location on the northwest corner of Court Square to some part of a parking lot of West Elm Street.
Here are this week’s stories (from Feb. 19 edition):
- Main overview of special city council meeting on Tuesday morning, Feb. 17: https://alamancenews.com/latest-in-sesquicentennial-park-saga-graham-council-votes-3-2-to-move-it-to-different-part-of-parking-lot/
- City councilman Jim Young and former councilman Jim Albright make appeal to commissioners to help finance repairs: https://alamancenews.com/graham-councilman-former-councilman-ask-commissioners-to-participate-in-funding-for-sesquicentennial-park-upkeep/
- What will be put in place of Sesquicentennial Park?:
- Newest plans appear to encroach on private property of attorney Tony DiLello’s driveway and parking lot next to city parking lot: https://alamancenews.com/doesnt-new-park-plan-encroach-on-private-property/
- The newspaper’s editorial view that council acting high-handedly in refusing to hear from public when making decisions on park relocation: https://alamancenews.com/the-sesquicentennial-park-ambush-2-0/
MOST RECENT PREVIOUS STORIES:
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- Last week’s outpouring of resident support for keeping the existing Sesquicentennial Park location [from Feb. 12, 2026 edition]: https://alamancenews.com/graham-council-appears-to-backtrack-some-on-sesquicentennial-park-after-outpouring-of-support-to-keep-it-where-it-is/
- Last month’s city council decision where moving the park (to a back part of nearby parking lot) was approved, 4-1 [from Jan. 15, 2026 edition]: https://alamancenews.com/city-council-votes-to-move-sesquicentennial-park-behind-graham-historical-museum/
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