SPANAWAY — Spanaway resident Rick Mosier, who admits to having disabilities and has only social security disability income, is trying to stop the sale of his lifelong home to make way for the $62 million Community First Village homeless project.  Mosier needs the proceeds of the sale to live on.  The executor of his mother’s estate, of which he is the sole beneficiary, agreed recently to sell the property for $300,000.  She was told the property was worth less than $300,000, when in fact its intrinsic value to the purchaser/developer was considerably more (acquisition would save the developer approximately $1 million in sewer and road costs).  Pierce County shows the assessed value of the property at $570,000.  Mosier has retained an attorney to try to block the agreed upon sale and negotiate for a higher price.

The Tacoma Rescue Mission is pushing forward to vest the Village project before Pierce County Council ordinance 2023-14 resets the zoning this Friday, effectively halting the project application.   The Council has allocated $12 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Mission, with an additional $15 million pending project development.   Thus far the proponents have been unwilling to renegotiate the price for Mosier’s property.   Mosier says, “Since my mom died, it seems everyone has been out to get whatever they can out of me.”

Rick Mosier and his property above, below, the current Pierce County Village site plan. Notice the difference in the road location the acquisition would make and save for the Rescue Mission project.