Quincy council approves land purchase
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 days, 15 hours AGO
The city of Quincy has purchased new land for the purpose of creating a new Public Works shop.
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Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | March 25, 2025 2:20 AM
QUINCY — A vacant lot at the end of Third Street Southwest may become the home of the city of Quincy’s new public works shop. Quincy City Council members approved the purchase of the property at the March 18 Quincy City Council meeting.
The city paid $245,000 for the property, which is at the intersection of Third Avenue Southwest and Division Street West.
Quincy Public Works Director Carl Worley said the city already owned the adjacent land, which is used for the city’s gravel pile.
Quincy City Administrator Pat Haley said there are long-term plans for the land.
“We don’t have immediate plans for construction, but we envision that location for a new public works building for the utility crews,” Haley wrote in answer to an email from the Columbia Basin Herald. “They operate out of a very old facility next to the Public Safety building. That might happen in the next couple of years.”
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