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Resident proposes nonprofit takeover of county‑owned Mica Cemetery; board signals conditional interest
Summary
A local resident has asked Spokane County to transfer ownership of Mica Cemetery to a nonprofit he plans to form; county staff told commissioners the transfer would be conditional on nonprofit formation, state licensing and establishment of a perpetual care trust.
County staff told the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 30 that a long‑time Mica resident has offered to assume responsibility for Mica Cemetery — a county‑owned burial ground established in 1883 — and asked whether the board would be willing to consider a transfer once the resident completes required nonprofit formation and licensing steps.
Staff said the county has owned and administered the cemetery since the 1970s and currently has no dedicated cemetery district or perpetual maintenance fund. The presenter said the cemetery is in “a pretty poor state” and that the county relies on volunteer maintenance; staff estimated roughly $25,000 of work would be needed to restore the property…
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