Committee member voices reservations about transferring state-owned 'Westridge' parcel

Apr 7, 2026

A committee member said they would vote 'with reservations' on House Bill 1842, raising concerns that the city has not agreed to accept the parcel, citing long-term leases and a quoted land-value phrase in the transcript.

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During consideration of House Bill 1842, which the committee recommended to pass with amendments, a member raised substantive reservations about a proposed transfer of a state-owned property referred to in the transcript as the 'Westridge parcel.' The member said there was no testimony showing the city would accept the transfer and noted existing leases on the property that—per the speaker—"won't expire for another 46 years."

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