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Waverly orders title work for two downtown parcels as city studies redevelopment options
Summary
Council directed title work on 406 Elm and 414 Elm and expressed preference for retail-with-residential redevelopment downtown; 902 Pacific Ave was deprioritized for near-term sale.
City Planner Robin Caufman identified four city-owned parcels under consideration for sale or disposition and asked the Council how to proceed on pricing, title work, and permitted uses. The Council expressed a preference for higher-value downtown uses—retail with upstairs residential—rejected the idea of permitting an auto-repair shop for a small downtown lot, and agreed to move forward with title work on 406 Elm and 414 Elm (motion Jacobson/Kittock passed 5-0).
Council members cited zoning constraints, parking and lot-size limitations, and past city investment (Caufman noted approximately $62,000 spent on acquisition and site clearing) as reasons to prefer downtown-appropriate uses. City Attorney Rhonda Pagel and Planner Caufman were directed to coordinate with Northland Title on title work, and a future joint City Council/EDA meeting was suggested to align pricing and potential incentive structures.
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