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Developer pitches 400‑square‑foot ‘tiny home’ village on county land as low‑cost housing option
Summary
Local developer Larry Wood proposed a public‑private tiny‑home community on county‑owned land, suggesting a 40‑year land lease and per‑unit rents around $700. Commissioners asked for more legal and financial detail; no commitment was made.
A Longview developer told the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners Thursday he is seeking county land and a public‑private arrangement to build a compact “tiny home” community aimed at lower‑cost permanent housing, but commissioners asked for more legal and fiscal detail before proceeding.
Larry Wood described a proposal to lease county developable land (he discussed the fairgrounds and other county‑owned parcels as possibilities), build 400‑square‑foot dwellings priced at an estimated $70,000–$75,000 each and limit the developer’s profits during construction. Wood said he would seek a long land lease — he suggested 40 years in concept — with the county keeping ownership of the land and the developer securing financing to build the homes. He estimated a debt service payment of about $610 per unit at a hypothetical 6.5% interest rate and said…
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