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Washington County weighs $2.5 million land contract for industrial park amid neighbor objections
Summary
Supervisors approved authorizing a land purchase contract for about 85 acres with contingencies and due diligence; a neighbor urged the board not to buy farmland adjoining his home, citing traffic and industrial rezoning risks.
Washington County’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday authorized moving forward with a contract to buy roughly 85 acres from Jimmy Stewart for a potential industrial park, while also hearing public concern from a nearby resident.
The board approved authorizing the contract and initiating required due diligence after staff described a $2,500,000 purchase price and a $10,000 deposit that would be applied to the purchase or forfeited if the county did not proceed. County staff told the board the contract calls for closing on or before Feb. 16, 2026, but that the purchase is expressly contingent…
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