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Cowlitz County staff to propose direct sale of small tax-title parcel to City of Longview for Columbia Heights road project
Summary
County engineer notified commissioners that a resolution on the upcoming consent agenda will allow a direct sale—rather than auction—of a small tax-title parcel to the City of Longview for right-of-way needed on Columbia Heights. The parcel’s assessed debt is about $2,000; no final action was taken at the workshop.
Susan Eugenis, Cowlitz County engineer, told the Board of County Commissioners that the City of Longview is planning a road project on Columbia Heights that requires additional right-of-way and that one needed parcel is currently held in tax title.
Eugenis said county staff has worked with county counsel (Doug) and will place a resolution on the commissioners’ Tuesday agenda explaining the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) authority that allows a sale by direct negotiation to a municipality for a public use rather than the normal tax-title auction process.
“The resolution…
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