Council votes against land purchase near Sandy Swimming Hole

The Washougal City Council has voted against purchasing land from Riverside Seventh-day Adventist Church, to create a park and overflow parking for users of the Sandy Swimming Hole.

The vote was 4 to 2, with Brent Boger and Connie Jo Freeman voting for the $130,000 purchase of less than one acre of land at 463 N. Shepherd Road — across the street from the park. Michelle Wagner had an excused absence from the meeting.