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Clark County board weighs selling Battleground WIC building as Sea Mar outlines options
Summary
Board members discussed three options for the county‑owned Battleground building leased to Sea Mar: a $1 sale with a five‑year covenant, a market sale, or status quo. Members asked Sea Mar for detailed relocation and renovation plans and agreed to revisit the issue in March.
Clark County’s Urban County Policy Board continued a months‑long discussion Jan. 12 over the fate of a county‑owned building in downtown Battle Ground that houses WIC and related services, asking Sea Mar Community Health Centers to return with concrete plans before the board makes a formal recommendation to Clark County Council.
Staff presented three options: sell the property to Sea Mar for $1 with a five‑year restricted‑use covenant, sell at fair market value, or keep the status quo. "Option 1 is to sell the building to Sea Mar for $1 with a 5 year minimum, restricted use covenant," Rebecca Royce, program coordinator for Clark County Community Services, told the board, noting a 2019 Meng report estimated roughly $1.7 million in needed repairs and that the parcel’s assessed value is $467,000.
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