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Soap Lake holds closed executive session on real estate under state law
Summary
Soap Lake City officials met in a closed executive session July 27 to discuss real estate under RCW 42.30.110(1)(b). The session ran from 9:01–9:18 a.m., and minutes state no action was taken.
The Soap Lake City Council met in a closed executive session July 27, citing state law RCW 42.30.110(1)(b) to discuss real estate matters. The special meeting convened at 9:00 a.m. at the Soap Lake Community Center/Senior Center.
According to the minutes, the executive session began at 9:01 a.m., was convened for 10 minutes and extended 5 minutes, and concluded at 9:18 a.m.; the minutes state that no action was taken following the closed discussion. Attendance recorded Mayor Peter Sharp and council members Arnold, Bryson, Carson (participating by phone) and Gorman; City Attorney Norton participated by phone, and Public Works Director Olson and Administrative Assistant Jody Siebert were listed as present.
The council cited RCW 42.30.110(1)(b) — the portion of Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act that allows closed sessions for real estate negotiations — as the authority for the closed meeting. The minutes do not disclose subject details discussed during the session, consistent with the statute’s confidentiality provisions.
