Palouse residents eye future of Brownsfield site future

What business entity would fit neatly into Palouse’s economic puzzle?

A forum to hear just those kinds of ideas on the economic feasibility of the Palouse Brownsfield project drew 15 people to city hall Jan. 19.

The Department of Ecology (DOE) and the city are working to repair and restore the half-acre patch of polluted land along Main Street into a useful community feature.

Greg Pearce, the spouse of one downtown business owner, spoke openly about what he sees as the paltry earnings made by downtown Palouse businesses.

Most stores are operated by one person whose spouse works at WSU, he said...