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San Juan County council approves sale of Fraser Homestead Preserve to National Park Service
Summary
The council voted to authorize the direct sale of two parcels at Fraser Homestead Preserve on San Juan Island to the National Park Service after land bank staff said the agency has an appraisal and is ready to proceed.
The San Juan County Council voted Tuesday to approve a resolution authorizing the direct sale of two southern parcels of Fraser Homestead Preserve on San Juan Island to the National Park Service.
The vote concludes a multi-meeting discussion between the county Land Bank and the council over transfer of the parcels. Lincoln Borman, Land Bank director, told the council the Park Service had completed an appraisal and was ready to proceed with purchase. "This is the final step in, moving forward, hopefully, with this sale of property to the National Park Service," Borman said.
Borman said the parcels are of special interest to the Park Service because they are the suspected site of Lyman Cutler’s homestead and the early events connected with the region’s history. Council members had no questions during the hearing and opened public testimony; no speakers appeared in person or online for the item. Council member Paulson moved to adopt the resolution; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
The resolution authorizes county staff to complete the steps needed to transfer the two parcels to the National Park Service. Borman said an appraisal is in hand and the park service is prepared to proceed with purchase; the meeting record did not specify a closing date or additional sale conditions.
The action passed by unanimous council voice vote. The council recorded the resolution as approved at the conclusion of the public hearing.
The county did not record further implementation dates or closing timelines during the meeting.
Fraser Homestead Preserve has been held by the county Land Bank; the sale transfers the specified parcels to federal ownership under the National Park Service's stewardship.
