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Resident asks agency to explain Everett Street property purchase and planned deed transfer
Summary
During public comment a resident said the Everett Street parcel was bought in 2022 with urban-renewal general-fund money and raised concerns that the property was to be deeded to an out-of-town buyer; staff offered to follow up after the meeting.
A resident raised concerns during the public-comment period about an Everett Street parcel that, the resident said, was bought using urban-renewal funds and was reported to be slated for deed transfer to an out-of-town buyer.
The resident asked for a backstory, saying staff appeared not to know the details at a recent customer meeting. "I did check and the property on every street was bought in 2022," the resident said, adding that the purchase had been "borrowed from the general fund for urban renewal" and that a deed transfer had been discussed for 2024. A staff member offered to "get back to you after the meeting" and the resident pressed for follow-up; the staff member responded, "Okay. Thank you." The resident requested documentation and an explanation of why the agency would transfer property paid for with local urban-renewal funds.
The meeting record does not show an immediate substantive response or any formal action; staff said they would follow up after the meeting. The agency did not take a formal vote on the matter during this session, and the issue remained unresolved in the record presented here.
