City park garage and house parcel purchase
Providence agreed on Oct. 21, 2026 to buy a 2.3-acre parcel with a house, field space and 11 garage bays for $1.4 million, using a budget adjustment of about $1.5 million from capital reserves. Possible uses include vehicle storage, about an acre of added park field space and a future fire or EMS station site.
Approved
- Type
- Site plan
- Size
- 2.3 acres
- Location
- Parcel 02-096-0064, between 2nd West and Gateway Drive, next to the city park
- City Council: Budget adjustment for a possible parcel purchase (public hearing)
- City Council: Purchase of parcel 02-096-0064 for $1.4 million
In brief
City park garage and house parcel purchase appears on one recorded agenda: the City Council meeting of October 21, 2026.
On record, it was approved once.
The most recent decision was approved (4-0) at the City Council meeting of October 21, 2026.
Follow the money and project delivery
City park garage and house parcel purchase
- Council action
Approved: Purchase of parcel 02-096-0064 for $1.4 million · Draft minutes Record → · Oct. 21, 2026
- Money in the record
budget: $1.50 million — Increase use of capital projects fund reserve for a possible land purchase and capital items Record → · Oct. 21, 2026
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
Every hearing and vote
October 21, 2026 · City Council
Budget adjustment for a possible parcel purchase (public hearing)
Discussed
City Manager Ryan Snow said the adjustment would raise use of prior-year capital projects reserves by about $1.5 million, with $300,000 for land and the rest for administrative capital purchases, without new revenue or taxes. The city also holds about $563,000 in restricted park impact fees and about $5.6 million in a remaining reserve. A resident opposed the purchase, saying the county assessor values the parcel at $1,018,000 and online valuation sites average about $1,014,000 against a reported asking price of $1.4 million, and questioning whether the buildings and pavement can hold 20- to 30-ton trucks and whether the 36-year-old house would need commercial and ADA upgrades. He suggested buying farmland to build purpose-built facilities or adding a garage at the city yard for an estimated $200,000 to $300,000. No one else spoke.
October 21, 2026 · City Council
Purchase of parcel 02-096-0064 for $1.4 million
Approved · 4-0
Manager Snow said the owner approached the city and agreed to sell for $1,400,000 after an appraisal by an appraiser the city has used before valued it at $1,485,000. He listed uses that are not committed: storing all six garbage trucks and two street sweepers and park equipment now kept outdoors or in trailers; about an acre of added field space beside the park; and a possible fire and EMS station site, since Logan provides EMS from about a mile and a half past the city boundary and the city's contract with Logan has about three years left. Council members asked about the tenant lease, inspections and whether the slab and pavement can bear heavy vehicles; Snow said due diligence would include a home inspection, public works testing and an asphalt core sample. The council went into closed session to discuss price and, back in open session, approved the purchase at $1.4 million with due diligence and the budget adjustment.
- Parcel: 02-096-0064, 2.3 acres
- Appraisal: $1,485,000; price: $1,400,000
- Closed session held on the price; council returned to open session to vote