Stubblefield Home Funding Rejected
County commissioners kill the $10,000 donation requested for the Stubblefield home, citing legal concerns and taxpayer protests.
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The board of county commissioners decided this afternoon that they could not legally make the donation of $10,000 necessary for Walla Walla to secure the proposed Stubblefield home. The vote was unanimous. Attorney Richard Ormsbee, representing taxpayers of the eastern end of the county, threatened injunction proceedings if the sum was voted. Trustees of the estate warned that if the funds are not raised by November 20, they will be forced to seek a location elsewhere. 'I can hardly believe that Walla Walla will let pass this opportunity to secure the home,' said Attorney Rader, a trustee.
“If the sum specified is not raised by November 20, the trustees will be compelled to seek a location elsewhere.”
The struggle to fund institutional landmarks in Walla Walla demonstrates the perennial friction between regional taxpayers and urban development goals. The urgency and looming deadline of the Stubblefield estate echo current municipal disputes over funding public services and historic preservation.
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