County ups offer for Pullman health office

County commissioners made a second, higher offer of $100,000 to purchase the Pullman health department office Tuesday.

Their counter offer came after a $115,000 offer made by the office owner, Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation, from whom the county has leased the office.

The foundation board told commissioners in the fall they wanted out of the landlord business, leaving the county with the choice of buying the space or moving the office elsewhere. The lease ends July 31.

County commissioners last month made an intial offer of $94,000.

The health department currently leases the building for...