BRUNSWICK — Public comments on Tuesday reinforced the Brunswick City Council’s plan to buy two buildings and improve the city skate park.

Votes are tentatively set for May 10 to buy the buildings at 40-42 and 811 W. Potomac St. The contract for 40-42 W. Potomac St., home of the Brunswick Heritage Museum, is waiting on the resolution of an issue that came up in the building inspection phase, according to Bob McGrory, the city administrator.

The price for the museum building is $265,000. The plan is to lease the building back to the Brunswick Potomac Foundation, which operates the museum. The museum hopes to buy back the building, if it can financially, in the next decade or so.

The public had its first chance to address the council concerning a plan to buy the vacant 811 W. Potomac St. for auxiliary city office space. The price is $270,000. The council voted to proceed with a contract, but Councilman Ellis Burruss said the council would listen to the public at the May 10 hearing before finalizing the deal.

The public hearing is not just “pro forma,” he said.

Four speakers supported the purchases and no one opposed them. Resident Ginger Cayo said it would demonstrate the city’s commitment to investing in the city’s future.

The once abused and closed city skate park on 13th Avenue had 12 supporters who helped persuade the council to vote 5-0 to spend about $10,000 to get a new half-pipe feature installed. Councilman Harry Lashley was not present at the meeting, but followed the proceedings by telephone.

A group of six boys described using the park as a positive, creative recreation outlet.

Park users, supporters and volunteers have made improvements to and have demonstrated enough interest in the park since 2013 to convince even skeptical Councilmen Carroll Jones and Walt Stull to support the new spending.

Jones was mayor and Stull was on the council when the city spent $200,000 to build the park two decades ago. It suffered from lack of use, abuse and vandalism until it was locked and permanently closed. In 2013, public interest in reopening it brought that about.

The expense is within what the council budgeted for the skate park, McGrory said. About $9,300 will be spent on a prefabricated half-pipe feature, and the Department of Public Works will do final construction and installation, he said.

“Don’t let us down,” Stull told the boys, who use the skate park these days. “Don’t embarrass us again.”

Councilman Jeff Snoots said he understood what it is like to have nothing to do as a youth in Brunswick. He made the successful motion to fund the improvements.

“You did make a difference showing up tonight,” Snoots told the boys.