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Okanogan County staff weigh $250,000 grant to tear down, rebuild fairgrounds commercial building
Summary
County fairgrounds staff described a plan to seek a $250,000 state grant to remove a condemned commercial building, improve security and restrooms, and consider prefabricated or steel replacements; staff warned the project could exceed sealed‑bid thresholds and asked commissioners for direction on priorities and funding match.
Okanogan County fairgrounds staff told the Board of Commissioners they plan to seek a state grant — described in the meeting as a $250,000 opportunity — to remove an unusable commercial building at the fairgrounds and pursue replacement and site improvements.
The request, presented during department updates, centered on two primary needs: demolition of a long‑vacant commercial structure that staff said would likely cost “over 200 and some thousand” to repair, and construction of a new, usable building or buildings on the site. Staff recommended getting soft quotes on demolition and construction to shape the grant application and inform whether the grant could cover a demolition‑plus‑site‑prep project or would require sealed bidding once costs exceeded the county’s procurement threshold.
The fairgrounds presenter said the grant requires a local match — “we have to spend 50% of it in either in kind or cash balance” — and noted the grant…
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