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                                                                 Mariners Park Unrealized Just over three years ago, at a Town of Liberty Grove meeting, Town Chairman John Lowry, proposed the purchase of the Mariners Park property for just under $1.5 million. However, prior to the vote of   assembled town residents, Chairman Lowry made two very significant declarations: 1) The property, if purchased, would be a “blank slate” and 2) “The people would decide the use of the property”.   With those assurances, the residents voted in favor of the land purchase. In spring of 2019, the Town undertook a survey to determine the taxpayer’s desires for the property. The Town designed, implemented, and tallied the results of the survey. The Town Board declared the survey results accurate. The top 4 choices of the 644 survey respondents were: 1)      Public Park with walking paths and benches 2)      Refurbish existing docks for public use 3)     A pavilion for public use (small) 4)     A saf