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Thurston County staff ask commissioners to approve earlier end date for ELUHO lease at Israel Road building
Summary
County central services staff requested approval to amend the lease for the Washington Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office (ELUHO) at 1111 Israel Road in Tumwater to end on Aug. 31, 2025, rather than Sept. 30, 2025, so the county can access the space sooner for planned sheriff's department renovations.
Kim Burnett, director of central services for Thurston County, told the Board of County Commissioners during the county’s Aug. 26 agenda-setting meeting that central services is asking the board to approve a lease amendment for the state’s Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office, known as ELUHO.
“We're requesting approval for a lease amendment for the state of Washington environmental land use hearings office or ELUHO at 1111 Israel Road in Tumwater changing the end date of the lease from 09/30/2025 to 08/31/2025 and to authorize the director of central services to execute the lease amendment,” Burnett said.
Burnett said ELUHO is currently a tenant in the Israel Road building and that the space will later house the sheriff's department once planned renovations are completed. ELUHO requested the earlier end date; central services and the sheriff’s department support the change because it would allow the county to gain access to the area and potentially begin renovations sooner.
The request was presented on the consent agenda for the commissioners’ Sept. 2 meeting. No formal vote was recorded in the Aug. 26 agenda-setting meeting transcript; staff asked that the board approve the amendment and authorize the director of central services to execute the lease amendment when the consent agenda is considered.
Details provided in the meeting record state only that the lease end date would change from Sept. 30, 2025, to Aug. 31, 2025. The transcript did not specify the anticipated renovation start date, estimated renovation costs, or any condition placed on landlord approval.
The item remained on the consent agenda as described and will be included on the Sept. 2 board docket for formal action.
