Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Wednesday the city is acquiring the former Park Hill Golf Course in a land swap deal.

Denver will acquire the former Park Hill Golf Course in an unprecedented land swap deal that will give the city its fourth largest park, Mayor Mike Johnston said Wednesday. Why it matters: The move all but settles a longstanding fight between those who wanted development on the site and those wishing to keep it as open space.

Mayor Mike Johnston said the 155-acre parcel is the city’s largest acquisition of a new park in more than 100 years.

It's official, Denver is getting it's next major park. CBS News Colorado reported this would come to fruition ahead of the now official announcement on Wednesday. Over the past 7 years, the defunct Park Hill Golf Course has inspired turf wars between open space advocates and developers.