County accepts Schofield offer for 281 Grand Avenue, conditions tied to environmental verification

The Human Resources, Finance and Property Committee voted unanimously to accept the City of Schofield’s $550,000 offer to purchase 281 Grand Avenue in the city of Schofield, provided the contract verifies resolution of environmental cleanup issues. The county acquired the parcel through the tax-deed process after property-tax delinquency and a concurrent human health-hazard court action, Administrator Leonard said. The county had the property appraised at $400,000; the city procured a separate appraisal valued at $395,000. The nut graf: The committee’s action moves the parcel toward local control while preserving a process to recover the county’s costs for cleanup and delinquent taxes; staff presented detailed post-acquisition costs and cautioned that state statute and recent…