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Fielding council adds $200,000 to budget to pursue land purchase
Summary
The Fielding Town Council voted to add a $200,000 line to the 2025–26 budget to enable an offer on a parcel of land; the purchase will be contingent on a survey, a legal description, easement agreements and confirmation of water-share rights.
The Fielding Town Council voted during a public hearing to add a $200,000 line item to the 2025–26 budget to pursue purchase of a parcel of land.
At the hearing, council member (S2) introduced the proposal and said the line would allow the town to make an offer while making that offer contingent on necessary due diligence. “So we're having the public hearing to add the line item of purchasing the land in our budget,” S2 said, adding the town should budget $200,000 “just because that was kind of where we started.”
Council discussion focused on contingencies. Members stressed that any offer should be contingent on a survey, a legal description, an easement and confirmation of water shares. S2 said the town could make the offer contingent on those items and must wait for a survey and written easement before finalizing the transaction. One council member observed that the land lacked culinary water and that price expectations might change if the seller asked more than the budgeted amount.
Council member S4 moved to add the $200,000 line to the 2025–26 budget; the motion was approved by voice vote and the public hearing was closed. The council recorded no formal roll-call tally in the transcript; the motion was carried by voice vote.
Next steps: council members said staff should proceed with the contingent offer process, coordinate required surveys and easement language, and report back if the seller’s counteroffer requires a rebudgeting or additional council action. The public hearing on the budget was closed the same night.
