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Spokane Airport seeks approval to buy 1.62-acre parcel at 5410 S. Craig Road for $282,500
Summary
Spokane International Airport staff asked commissioners to approve a joint resolution authorizing purchase of a 1.6262-acre residential parcel in an airport compatibility/noise zone; funding would come from airport general revenues.
Spokane International Airport officials asked Spokane County commissioners on Tuesday to approve a joint resolution authorizing purchase of a 1.6262-acre parcel at 5410 South Craig (Hayford in presentation) Road for $282,500.
Todd Woodard, representing the airport, told the board the parcel, now residential and owned by Carolyn Parker, sits inside Airport Compatibility Zone 3 and within proposed runway noise contours, making current uses incompatible with airport overlay zoning.
Why it matters: acquisition of properties inside compatibility zones is a common airport strategy to reduce land-use conflicts and preserve long-term safety and operational plans. Woodard said the airport board has previously acquired neighboring parcels for the same purpose and that the property is shown as available on the airport layout/master plan.
Details and funding: Valbridge provided an MAI appraisal valuing the land at $282,500, which is the offered purchase price. The airport requests that the county adopt a joint resolution authorizing a purchase-and-sale agreement with Carolyn Parker and fund the acquisition from general airport revenues.
Commissioner questions focused on whether the purchase aligns with prior acquisitions and how the parcel fits into the airport's master plan; airport staff confirmed it is contiguous to already-owned airport land and part of the airport layout plan.
Ending: Commissioners did not record a final vote in the transcript; staff presented the request and offered to answer follow-up questions.
