Two landowners offered to donate their property to the City of Hoquiam. At its Monday meeting, the City Council voted to approve the donations.

The property at 432 Beacon Hill Drive was determined to be unsafe to occupy after the 2015 landslide and flood event, explained City Administrator Brian Shay. The home will need to be demolished, which will cost the city an estimated $15,000-$20,000, according to Shay, to cover the cost of demolition and asbestos abatement.

“After the demolition, we would consider selling the land to the adjoining property owner to recoup some of our expenses or look at other potential city uses,” read Shay’s report to the council and Mayor Jasmine Dickhoff.

The family that owned the property, identified as David and Amy Chan in materials provided to the council, left for San Francisco after the 2015 slide and flood rendered the house unlivable.

“After the landslide, these owners and those immediately to the east gave the city easements to build an access road and new sewer pump station on their property to serve the homes that lost sewer service from that tragic storm event,” read Shay’s report.

When council members asked about the value of the Beacon Hill property, they were told there is very little as the residence is unstable. Dickhoff said the house has become a public safety issue; its location right on the edge of the bluff could mean another flood or slide event would push the home over the bluff and threaten the roadway and surrounding properties.

The 107 Lincoln property is a vacant lot across the street from the Hoquiam pump station. The information provided to the council by Shay lists the owner of the property owner as Cohns Houses, LLC, and the county assessor’s site lists the current value of that property at $7,200.

Later in the meeting the council voted on whether or not to accept both donations, and that motion passed, with Ward 1 Councilman Dave Wilson the lone “no” vote.