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Residents press for transparency as council conditionally names KM Homes redeveloper for high‑school site
Summary
During public comment residents asked why a draft redevelopment agreement submitted to a redeveloper was not posted online; the council said drafts change during negotiation and will post a public-ready version. Later the council conditionally designated KM Homes LLC as redeveloper for the high‑school redevelopment area by voice vote.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period to press the council for transparent access to the redevelopment agreement for the high‑school site. Paul Stevens said the city's project website lacked the draft the public had been told would be made available and expressed frustration that timelines and documents promised to the community were missing.
The mayor and staff responded that the city did not commit to an immediate posting date and that iterative exchanges with the redeveloper can render an early draft misleading; they said the city intends to release the document the public will see and that staff will continue to update the timeline and materials as negotiations progress.
Later in the meeting council adopted Resolution 42-2026 conditionally designating KM Homes LLC as the redeveloper for the high‑school redevelopment area (the record lists block and lot numbers for the affected parcels). Officials described this vote as a renewal of developer status and said further negotiation and public-review steps will follow.
Council members urged continued public engagement and repeated that final documents and negotiations will be shared in an appropriate form prior to any final council vote on a redevelopment agreement.
