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Thurston County to revisit proposed changes to property-sale rules after public comment
Summary
County staff presented three proposed amendments to Thurston County Code chapter 2.104 governing sale of county real and personal property; public testimony supported the changes but asked for clearer surplus-determination and community participation steps. No action was taken; staff will review comments and return to the board.
Thurston County staff presented proposed amendments to County Code chapter 2.104 on Tuesday, outlining clearer advertising rules for sales, a process for offering surplus real property to adjoining owners at fair market value, and added notice procedures for special dispositions of real property for affordable housing.
"My name is Matt Huntsman, Thurston County Public Works," Huntsman said during the county's public hearing, and he described three specific changes: advertising that distinguishes personal property (which may be advertised on auctioneer websites) from real property ("real property shall be advertised in a legal newspaper at least once…
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