'You have railroaded us': Sale of Lebanon park to Bass Pro subsidiary riles residents

LEBANON — To hear Michael Donovan tell it, there’s no place in Lebanon quite like Nelson Park.

The city has other parks — including one right down the street. But none has a pine stand that makes him feel like he’s in the middle of nowhere in the middle of town.

And nowhere else is there a public pond where his son and other kids can fish for free without hopping on the interstate.

“Basically, it’s like an oasis in the middle of a concrete jungle,” he said.

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((Springfield News-Leader)