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Franklin County weighs options for HAPO Center, including renegotiating interlocal agreement or selling parcels
Summary
County consultant Eric Johnson told commissioners on July 9 the HAPO Center and adjacent property (about 70.67 acres) present multiple governance, financing and disposal options; commissioners asked for an appraisal and legal review before any sale or stewardship change.
Franklin County must choose how to govern, fund or possibly divest the HAPO Center and surrounding acreage, consultant Eric Johnson told the Franklin County Board of Commissioners on July 9. "It really is a generational decision," Johnson said, framing a range of options from renewing the existing interlocal agreement with the City of Pasco to selling some or all parcels.
Johnson reviewed property ownership, a history of capital funding and a set of alternatives for commissioners to consider: renew the current interlocal agreement, renegotiate the existing ILA to change governance and cost‑sharing, pursue alternative ownership or leasing arrangements, ask voters to decide on continued county support, or dispose of some or all county‑owned parcels. He recommended first clarifying title, deed restrictions and any grant…
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