District looking to buy land adjacent to BGHS campus

The Battle Ground School Board Monday, Feb. 13, approved the possible
purchase of two adjacent parcels of land totaling 2.88 acres abutting District Stadium and BGHS softball fields. Also on the Board's agenda were discussion of the future of the old, vacant lower Amboy Middle School, student counseling, suicide preventiuon efforts and more.
The property is immediately northwest of the stadium complex. One parcel, which includes an occupied house, is 1.48 acres. The adjacent parcel, which is bare land, is 1.4 acres. The Board approved a maximum price of $355,146 total, pending final approval by the sellers. The land, at 602 NW Fifth Ave., is owned by Dane and Barbara Walla.

“It’s a buyer’s market,” Board President John Idsinga said Tuesday, Feb. 14. “This purchase (would) square off the high school campus. It’s a great piece of property for future use for the school district. We’re looking 30 to 50 years into the future.” Click here for entire "BG Board, Briefly" report on the Feb. 13 meeting.