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Resident offers public‑private tiny‑home proposal for county land; commissioners welcome discussion but raise concerns
Summary
A member of the public proposed a public‑private partnership to develop tiny homes on roughly 4.5 acres near the fairgrounds. Commissioners expressed openness to a workshop but raised concerns about long leases, maintenance and county role in rental housing.
During public comment at Tuesday’s Cowlitz County commissioners meeting, a resident proposed a public‑private partnership to develop tiny homes on county-owned land near the fairgrounds and asked the board to consider a formal workshop on the idea.
The resident (name not specified in the record) described a concept in which the county would provide roughly 4.5 acres on a 40‑year land‑lease note while the proposer would finance construction, limit profit margins and return the asset to the county at the end of the lease. The proposer said a…
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