Mill Creek MetroParks board halts negotiations with horse group

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LOWELLVILLE

The Mill Creek MetroParks Board of Commissioners opted not to continue lease negotiations with the Buckeye Horse Park Association for a parcel of the Vickers Nature Preserve that the association has leased since 1994.

BHPA and the MetroParks attempted negotiations on the organization’s expired lease after a heated board meeting April 8.

Metroparks Executive Director Aaron Young told the commissioners that leasing the property is not in the best interest of the park.