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Council and consultants flag 21 property owners as a key challenge for assembly and redevelopment
Summary
Consultants said about 21 property owners hold parcels in the proposed city-center study area, making assembly difficult; they advised early, in-person outreach and noted collective sale to a developer is a common approach for large assemblages.
Consultants warned that acquiring or consolidating parcels in the study area will be a significant undertaking because, by their count, about 21 property owners hold the land that makes up the roughly 30-acre district. "By our number about 21 different property owners that make up that area, which that alone is no small undertaking," Ben said.
Ben advised early, frequent and in-person outreach to property owners and stakeholders, and said consultants typically meet owners before meeting a council. He described the most common outcome for sites of this size as a collective sale or negotiated assemblage to a developer, with repeated, structured meetings so owners can voice concerns and preferences. Council members emphasized the need to involve property owners early to avoid spending planning funds on a concept that cannot be implemented.
