▁par alle led ▁the ▁most ▁in land ▁track ▁at ▁I ris ht own ▁B end . ▁The ▁road ▁was ▁w iden ed ▁to ▁two ▁lan es ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁eastern ▁l ane ▁covering ▁this ▁track . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Con ra il ▁sold ▁the ▁ ▁former ▁C & M V ▁rail ▁yards ▁on ▁Wh is key ▁Island ▁to ▁Wh is key ▁Island ▁Part ners , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁development ▁corpor ation , ▁for ▁$ 1 . 6 ▁million ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ). ▁The ▁private ▁company ▁spent ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁moving ▁Con ra il ' s ▁track ▁off ▁Wh is key ▁Island . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁C uy ah oga ▁County ▁purchased ▁the ▁land ▁from ▁the ▁Wh is key ▁Island ▁Part ners , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Wh is key ▁Island , ▁for ▁$ 6 . 2 5 ▁million ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ). ▁The ▁county ▁used ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁to ▁create ▁Wend y ▁Park . ▁ ▁Con ra il ▁sold ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁among ▁other ▁assets , ▁a ▁ ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Second ary ▁between ▁Kent ▁and ▁R aven na ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Ak ron ▁Bar ber ton ▁Cl uster ▁Railway . ▁This ▁portion ▁of ▁track ▁was ▁later ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Port age ▁Private ▁Indust ry ▁Council , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to