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City and county outline proposed transfer of four parcels, discuss sewer inspections and SID implications
Summary
Baker city representatives and county officials agreed to negotiate the transfer of four parcels — including Lakeview Country Club parcels, a Triangle Park tract and former landfill acreage — and requested detailed resolutions with acreages and valuations before joint public hearings; sewer videoing and potential loan impacts for SIDs were discussed.
City and county officials discussed a proposed trade of four parcels that would move several county‑improved properties on to city records, and in turn resolve maintenance and administrative responsibilities.
A city representative told commissioners the parcels include the Lakeview Country Club and a parcel at Baker Airport (county improvements on city land), the Triangle Park area near Baker Lake, and a larger parcel that contains an old landfill that the county has used for storage and parking. The city said it has inspected the Lakeview Country Club sanitary sewer and recommended periodic video cleaning (twice a year was suggested) to ensure flow; videoing from the fairgrounds southward to the grandstands remains to be completed to confirm overall condition.
Officials discussed the potential fiscal consequences for special improvement districts (SIDs) and existing loans: a water‑main loan remaining balance of about $3 million and two SID loans that are mid‑term (roughly 10 years remaining) could be affected by property transfers; staff said these loan details must be included in any transfer resolution so residents understand implications. "Everything's gonna be on the resolution — acreages and everything — so the public can read them," a city official said, urging transparent documentation before advertising the public‑hearing period.
Both jurisdictions agreed to draft matching resolutions, review them jointly for consistency, and then advertise for simultaneous public hearings so residents receive the same information. County and city staff will confirm easements, video inspection results and valuation numbers as part of preparing the resolution for public comment.
