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Spokane County public hearing held on sale of 'Buttercup Dump' parcels; decision deferred to March 17
Summary
County public works staff presented a proposal to declare 12 parcels (the Buttercup Dump) in Spokane Valley surplus and list them for sale, citing a 2022 appraisal of $695,000 and Ecology-required remedial reporting; the board took no final action and continued the item to March 17, 2026 for decision.
County public works staff on March 3 presented a proposal to declare 12 parcels in Spokane Valley — collectively referred to in staff comments as the Buttercup Dump — surplus and offer them for sale, but the board deferred final action to a March 17 decision session.
Deborah, a county public works official who presented the item, said the property is roughly 8.44 acres with a 2.42-acre former dump site that has a "no further action" designation from the Department of Ecology. The parcels are zoned R-3 (residential, up to eight lots per acre), and staff noted steep…
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