Commissioners seek new building to house Public Health Department

COLFAX — In several past meetings, Commissioner Tom Handy had mentioned attempts to acquire a new building for Whitman County Public Health, located in Pullman at 1205 Southeast Professional Mall Boulevard in suite 203.

In the Monday, Sept. 25 meeting, Handy reported that he’d sent a letter of interest for a property in Pullman to the building’s owner.

The building housed Unify Family Dental, located at 1095 Southeast Bishop Boulevard, is currently up for sale.

Handy said that the building owners are negotiating with someone else. “We put in a letter of interest to let the owner know that if t...