City of Saginaw, MI City Council October 26, 2026

The October 26, 2026 Saginaw City Council meeting included approval of a real estate purchase agreement with MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw for 306 Hoyt Avenue. The city manager said the property, along with parcels at 310 Meredith and a nearby railroad-adjacent parcel, had been purchased with a grant for hospital expansion; the original project with St. Mary’s did not proceed, and the transfer to MyMichigan is for the same intended purpose. Council also took up an ordinance to amend the city’s finance and purchasing code concerning bids and bonds. A motion and second were recorded and ayes were heard, but the transcript cuts off before the result is fully clear. No contract award or bid selection was identified in the available transcript.

The city manager announced that applications were open for the 2027–28 Emergency Solutions Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, and Community Development Block Grant programs; the specific deadlines were garbled in the transcript, and late applications will not be accepted. Public comments raised questions about data-center impacts and enforcement, while a council member noted that the city had recently adopted a data-center ordinance. The meeting also included updates on completed street work and railroad-related closures, with State Street and Weiss Street work expected to remain on schedule. No additional procurement decisions were identified.