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Resident raises long-vacant property concerns; Sacred Heart development appeal set for May 5; state rep. outlines policy updates
Summary
A resident urged the council to address a decade-long vacant property pattern; city attorney said an appeal over the Sacred Heart redevelopment is set for a May 5 hearing. State Rep. Mai Song updated the council on legislation, including a possible public-safety trust fund and a $1 million appropriation request for the Roseville Theater.
At the second public-comment period of the April 22 meeting, resident George Matheson raised a concern about a property at 19051 Martin Road that he said has been vacant for about 10 years and is intermittently worked on by crews that stay for weeks in May or June then leave. Matheson said he could not obtain clear information about permits or occupancy and asked the city to investigate the property.
City Attorney Thomason (identified in the meeting as Mr. Thomason) said staff is aware of ongoing development reviews for the Sacred Heart property and that a resident has filed an appeal. Thomason said the city filed a motion to dismiss that appeal jointly with counsel for the archdiocese and the developer; he said the appeal is scheduled for a May 5 hearing before Judge Toya. He added that, in the meantime, the developer (Sheets/Sheetz referenced in the discussion) is continuing with planning as permitted.
State Rep. Mai Song, representing the 13th House District, delivered a legislative update to the council. Song said the governor signed legislation raising the minimum wage and establishing earned paid sick time, and she described participation in a county-level work group with EGLE on wastewater discharge concerns tied to heavier rainfall patterns. Song said she has put forward a $1 million appropriation request for the Roseville Theater in the 2026 budget and that the state house recently voted on bipartisan legislation to create a public-safety trust fund that would direct a portion of sales-tax revenue into a fund for public-safety purposes. Song said if the trust-fund legislation becomes law and is distributed as proposed it “would bring back $400,000 for Roseville, for the police department to address crime and public safety in the community.”
Song also announced she will host a veterans resource fair on May 12, providing details and a location for veterans seeking benefits assistance.
Ending City staff recorded Mr. Matheson’s request for follow-up and the attorney identified a pending court date for the Sacred Heart appeal. Rep. Song left informational materials with the clerk and emphasized both local grant advocacy and pending state legislation that could affect municipal public-safety funding.
