Divided Graham Council Opts to Auction Former Sesquicentennial Park

Divided Graham council opts to auction former Sesquicentennial Park

A divided Graham City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with selling the former Sesquicentennial Park property, ending two years of debate over the deteriorating downtown site.

Graham city council declares former site of Sesquicentennial Park surplus, votes to sell land through online auction

Graham’s city council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to declare the former Sesquicentennial Park as surplus and offer it for sale through a public auction. Tuesday night’s vote follows nearly two years of pleas from Graham residents to find a way to repair the park’s sinking foundation. The former park at the northwest corner of Court Square was built in 1999, to honor the sesquicentennial (150th) celebration of Alamance County’s founding in 1849. The …