Pioneer park has been designated as surplus land by the Paso Robles city council.
The parcel is located at the corner of Riverside avenue and 19th street, adjacent to a parcel in the east that contains the baseball field, and south of Pioneer museum. The parcel itself holds restrooms, a small parking lot, and the skate park.
The city first intended to negotiate with pioneer museum to use the land for a new history center as part of the uptown/town center specific plan, but these negotiations fell through in 2019 and 2021, according to the city. The city is not in a binding agreement with the Pioneer museum from this, and this does not make the land non-exempt from surplus land act regulations.
By declaring it surplus, entities can enter into negotiation with the city for purchasing the land. The council voted 4 – 1 to declare the parcel surplus. Councilman Bausch dissented, wanting to table the item for 90 days to potentially negotiate with the event center for the parcel.
