$3,000 riverfront lot:

The Palouse city council has approved the sale of its riverfront Brownfields site, the Main Street lot which was the subject of a state and federal environmental cleanup of a former gas station.

A group of six residents, three couples, got together two months ago to plan a proposal to include a new building for TLC Animal Care, office and living space for rent and a brewery.

“I think the proposal met the spirit of the cleanup,” said Michael Echanove, Palouse mayor. “Integrating that site back into the community.”

The group turned in their plan for review by the city's volunteer Brownfields com...