Staff said the authority applied for DHCD and other grants for Bluestone Town Center, expects notices by early December, and has begun relocation outreach; Build America/Buy America procurement rules and an HVAC waiver for Japanese-made mini-splits remain a procurement issue.

County staff described results from the first round of the Make My Move program and the mechanics of a possible second application opening July 1, but commissioners asked for detailed budget scenarios and funding sources before deciding whether to apply.

The House Community and Regional Affairs Committee on May 15, 2026 adopted a committee substitute and sent HJR46—supporting relocation for communities devastated by Typhoon Halong—out of committee with no fiscal note; members emphasized complex land ownership, interagency coordination and the lack of a federal framework for relocation.

Staff and consultants told the council that 250 East Main is leaning and may require demolition or extensive reinforcement, that relocation benefits for tenants and the owner could add hundreds of thousands to city costs, and that localized lead contamination could require about $200,000 in remediation; staff will return with a detailed cost breakdown before a vote.

The House committee recommended HB246 do pass after sponsors and witnesses described infrastructure damage in Lincoln County and the need to pair state money with federal Emergency Watershed Protection buyouts to restore floodplain land and reduce future disaster costs.

The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee reported substitute House Bill 2668 out with a due-pass recommendation after testimony that nitrates linked to the state-run Bob Oak Game Farm have contaminated wells in a Centralia-area sole-source aquifer, threatening municipal supplies and public health.

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