Bainbridge park commissioners decided at a special meeting Wednesday to put forward a bond measure to buy the 22.87-acre Sakai property on Madison Avenue.

Park commissioners discussed the property acquisition after a short, closed-door executive session.

The property is located across from Ordway Elementary.

The park district and the Sakai family have been negotiating the purchase since the summer.

The property has been appraised at $6 million.

The bond measure would be put before voters in February.