City reports closure on Trenton Motor Inn purchase as municipal building bond project moves forward

During council comments on Aug. 18, city officials reported they had closed on the purchase of the Trenton Motor Inn as part of ongoing municipal building bond planning. The announcement was presented as an update; officials said additional information about the bond program and property acquisition process would be provided at a future meeting. The remark came during a brief update on municipal projects; staff said the acquisition is a major piece of the overall municipal building and police/fire station bond effort but provided no further financial details at the meeting. Councilmembers welcome the progress and said more substantive updates would be expected in subsequent meetings.