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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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American Fork development tracker

Kester parcel near the boat harbor

Possible city purchase of a 4.2-acre partly wet parcel for trails and wetland mitigation; an appraisal was pending in October 2020.

Proposed

Type
Public project
Size
4.2 acres
Applicant
Joel Kester and partners
Location
About 1800 S. 100 West, north of the boat harbor

In brief

Kester parcel near the boat harbor appears on one recorded agenda: the City Council work session meeting of October 20, 2020.

Follow the money and project delivery

Kester parcel near the boat harbor

Proposed

  1. Council action

    No approval or denial linked in the records collected.

  2. Money in the record

    land: amount not given — Possible purchase/donation of 4.2-acre parcel next to boat harbor Record → · Oct. 20, 2020

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  1. October 20, 2020 · City Council work session

    Possible purchase of Kester open-space parcel near boat harbor

    Discussed

    City Administrator David Bunker said Joel Kester, a partner in the company owning a 4.2-acre parcel north of the boat harbor on the east side of 100 West, has discussed selling it; an appraisal is weeks away, a nearby industrial parcel appraised at $3.10 a square foot, and Kester suggested part could be donated. Bunker noted Kester knows Council Member Shelton. Part of the land is wet. Shelton supported buying it for trails and as wetland mitigation that could free up Mountain Meadows Park; Christiansen agreed; Barnes asked that price talks go to a closed session and that the Parks and Trails Committee weigh in. Consensus: pursue negotiations.

    • Parcel: about 4.2 acres, north of American Fork boat harbor
    • Comparable: industrial parcel appraised at $3.10 per square foot
    • Bunker said Kester knows Council Member Shelton