Inundated by negative community response, Camas officials have backed away from a development plan near Round Lake that could have sold city-owned park land to a senior living developer and used the profits to fund future parks in Camas’ developing North Shore area.
Camas City Administrator Pete Capell said last week that city staff had received “numerous emails and Facebook messages” indicating a great number of Camas community members were not happy with an Oct. 16 city council decision allowing city staff to investigate the possibility of selling the 2.7-acre parcel to former City Councilman Tim Hazen for a private development project.