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Board weighs options for WIC building in Battle Ground; decision deferred to November
Summary
Clark County staff presented three options for a dilapidated county-owned building used by Sea Mar/WIC in Battle Ground — sell to Sea Mar for $1, sell at fair market, or repair and retain county ownership. No final decision was made; staff will return with more information in November.
The Clark County Urban County Policy Board on Oct. 13 discussed the future of a county-owned building in downtown Battle Ground that houses Sea Mar’s WIC nutrition services and other programs, but deferred a final decision until the board’s November meeting.
Michael Torres, program manager, said the building was purchased with CDBG funds in 1993 for $350,000 (about $200,000 cash and $150,000 in-kind for the land) and that prior board action recommended $200,000 in CDBG funding for repairs in the last solicitation. He said staff had identified three options for the board to consider: sell the building to Sea Mar (Sea Mar spelled in transcript 'Sea Mar'/'CMAR' interchangeably) for $1 with HUD approval; sell at fair market value through HUD-required disposal; or leave the property as-is and pursue repairs using CDBG and other funding.
Torres said HUD has authorized a…
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