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Board member proposes using surplus to help buy Marshall Williams property for children’s health facility
Summary
A board member proposed applying some or all of the $250,000 surplus toward purchasing the Marshall Williams property to develop a nonprofit healthcare facility for children; other members said such a use could be possible if structured to meet statutory criteria and reviewed by the city attorney.
A board member suggested using some of the surplus bond proceeds to help acquire the Marshall Williams property and convert it into a healthcare facility for children, arguing it would keep the site in the city and provide lasting community benefit.
"Maybe grabbing the Marshall Williams property and making it a part of it at least, a healthcare facility," the member said, urging consideration of the idea. Other participants replied that the proposal might qualify so long as the project is structured as a nonprofit health service and that the city attorney should review legal eligibility; one member said, "if it's structured in the proper way it could be possible, yes." The board did not resolve the question and agreed to gather more information and invite presentations at the next meeting.
