East of Greeley, where the Cache la Poudre and South Platte rivers meet, a 35-acre parcel of farmland has quietly changed hands. Longtime owner Bob Tokuyasu sold the property to the City of Greeley, not to cash out on a prime piece of riverfront, but to make sure his grandparents’ story is etched into the landscape forever.
The city bought the land at its appraised value of $300,000, and the deal comes with strings attached in the best possible way. The deed requires Greeley to build a memorial that honors Tokuyasu’s grandparents and acknowledges the site’s history. For now, the land will keep operating as farmland under an existing lease that runs through December 31, 2028, so tractors will keep rolling while the city figures out what comes next.
The sale shifts the property into public ownership and sets it up for future planning talks about trails, access, and commemoration. As The Colorado Sun reported, Tokuyasu said he wanted the site preserved as a place to tell his family’s story…