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Meridian to buy about 40.8 acres for future community park; council approves budget amendment and purchase resolutions
Summary
The Meridian City Council approved a FY2025 budget amendment and two resolutions to acquire about 40.8 acres for a future community park in the northwest Fields District, funded from park impact fees. Part of the land is being donated by the owner.
The Meridian City Council on April 15 approved a budget amendment and two resolutions to buy roughly 40.8 acres of land in the Fields District for a future community park.
City staff presented the purchase as a combination of a donation and paid acquisition. "We would be acquiring 39.9 acres from Hawaii Holdings, about 0.9 acres or just less than an acre from Intermountain Gas ... And so the total park site is about 40.8 acres," said Steve Sidaway, a city staff member presenting the report. Sidaway told the council the closing with the title company is scheduled for April 30.
Why it matters: The parcel sits about a mile west-northwest of the high school in that area and is part of the city's planned park network. Council members said the acquisition preserves open space in one of Meridian's fastest-growing…
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