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County reviews appraisals and tax implications for possible West Street highway shop purchase
Summary
Committee members heard updates about appraisals, taxable valuation scenarios, environmental checks and satellite shop needs as county staff weigh buying land and redeveloping the West Street site under or instead of the Westside Master Plan.
Jim, a highway department staff member, said the county has received an appraisal request and is awaiting a full appraisal from Noah Phillips that will list valuations for the current site with and without improvements and a taxable valuation if the site were redeveloped for high‑density housing.
Why it matters: the county is weighing whether to keep highway maintenance at the existing West Street footprint, build a new facility elsewhere, or redeploy the West Street parcels to a taxable use that could generate ongoing property tax revenue.
County staff said the appraisal will break out values for parcels and include an estimate of taxable value if the land were…
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