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Carson City to accept small river parcel at no cost for parks and open-space management
Summary
Carson City will accept an approximately 12,196.8-square-foot undeveloped parcel (APN 10099-1) at no cost and authorize the treasurer to execute a quitclaim deed to fold it into the city’s Carson River corridor holdings, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Feb. 19.
The Carson City Board of Supervisors on Feb. 19 voted unanimously to adopt a resolution authorizing the treasurer to quitclaim approximately 12,196.8 square feet of undeveloped land (APN 10099-1) to the city at no cost for inclusion in the city’s river-corridor holdings.
Andrew Razor, Carson City treasurer, said the parcel carries delinquent taxes and that Parks and Recreation staff recommended acquiring the parcel because it abuts existing city-owned river property and would be managed as part of the Carson River corridor. Razor said the parcel is effectively landlocked and can be accessed only via the adjacent city parcel or by floating down the Carson River.
Parks and Recreation Director Jennifer Budge told the board that acquiring the parcel would be consistent with the river-corridor priorities in the city’s master plan; she said there would be no cost to acquire the property and no open-space evaluation form had been completed yet because no purchase funds were required. Board members asked whether the Open Space Committee had vetted the parcel; Budge said it had not but that river acquisitions have been a standing priority for staff.
Supervisor White moved to adopt Resolution No. 2025 R2 and authorize the treasurer to execute a quitclaim deed; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
The board also adopted a companion resolution directing the treasurer to notify last-known heirs of the delinquent parcel (Resolution No. 2025 R3). Razor described outreach steps already taken: first-class mail to the last-known heir, follow-up phone calls and a plan to send a certified notice if the board adopts the directive; the heir would have a statutory period (90 days) to redeem the parcel by paying taxes, at which point a reconveyance would be prepared.
The acquisitions are administrative actions designed to consolidate river-adjacent parcels under city management. Staff will prepare documentation to finalize the quitclaim and to complete required notices to heirs.
