Land Deal for Santa Rosa’s “Central Park” Expected to Be Voted On Today

State transportation officials are expected to approve selling to Santa Rosa a 2-mile strip of state-owned land off of Highway 12 to create what has long been envisioned as a “central park” for the city. The California Transportation Commission will cover it during its meeting Thursday. The sale price for the 49-acre property is set at just over $1.8 million dollars. The vote marks another key step in a 15-year effort to transform the property into what’s known as the Southeast Greenway. The sale is expected to be completed by the end of July.