SEQUIM — It’s a costly but happy ending for both humans and animals.
After nearly two years of negotiations — and one major disappointment — the Sequim City Council voted unanimously Monday night to acquire 45 acres of farmland along U.S. Highway 101.
The parcel, which has been in the Keeler family of Sequim for about 80 years, will become a city park and wildlife refuge with a network of walking trails.
As it has planned to do for nearly two years, the family will donate 10 acres and sell the other 35 to the city.
And the family, led by Joe Keeler and his sister Carol Bolduc, has opted to let the land go for far less than its appraised value.
