Residents urge sale or reuse of St. Catherine’s; council has ordered a real-estate consultant review

Residents recommended immediate inventory and disposition options for underused city property, arguing sales or adaptive reuse could produce one-time revenue and sites for affordable housing.

Jennifer Seider and others urged the city to consider selling the former St. Catherine's facility, redirecting proceeds toward housing or to shore up the operating budget. Seider urged the city to stop acquiring new properties without a clear intended use and suggested selling underutilized parcels could yield tens of millions in revenue.

Kiff said the council directed staff to engage a real-estate consultant and that the direction would be ratified at an upcoming council meeting. "Council did give direction and is to be ratified on Tuesday night to engage a real estate consultant to potentially look at what are the opportunities there if we were to sell it," he said.

Next steps: staff will proceed under council direction to study the asset’s market opportunities and will present findings to council; any sale would be a council decision and likely require further public process.