During city council’s most recent Monday night meeting, the decision to list the City on 99 facility for sale was approved.
The facility will be listed for a maximum of five months, which Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton says will give council ample time to see if there is any interest from potential buyers.
“It’s empty and there are potential uses for it; however, council is interested to see if anyone wants to buy it,” she says.
The decision was made in response to the recent purchase of Cedar Point, which now houses all of the city operations previously running out of City on 99 such as Enforcement Services, Community Social Development, and the Grande Prairie Police Service.
“We know it’s an incredible facility, it was something that was in consideration when previously council made the decision to purchase Stonebridge, which is now Cedar Point,” Mayor Clayton says. “Initially with the integrated approach of having housing, enforcement, Grande Prairie Police Service, and community social development in some of the spaces in Cedar Point, it meant that we moved staff out of City on 99.”
Should the listing go unpurchased, Clayton says the matter will come back to council after five months, to discuss different price options, and ultimately, if other considerations are necessary for the city to continue utilizing the space.
