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College Place council approves de‑annexation to preserve Hay Shaker Farm
Summary
The council approved Ordinance No. 25‑007 to de‑annex Hay Shaker Farm to Blue Mountain Resources LLC/Blue Mountain Land Trust; the land trust says it bought the property to preserve farming and plans a conservation easement and third‑party farm tenancy.
The College Place City Council voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance de‑annexing Hay Shaker Farm (329 SW 12th Street) and transferring the property to Blue Mountain Resources LLC, a single‑member LLC controlled by Blue Mountain Land Trust.
City staff described the de‑annexation request as consistent with RCW provisions that support removing agricultural lands from city limits to protect ongoing farm uses. Blue Mountain Land Trust’s executive director Amanda Martino told the council the nonprofit purchased the property to protect farmland and maintain food‑production uses. “We are a 501(c)(3)…
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