Septic system repairs are the next hurdle to the sale of a controversial public property on the Key Peninsula.
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department records show that the septic system at 15610 Olson Dr. NW has had routine inspections and pumps done since at least 2010. Most reports show the system functioning as necessary, including during an inspection for a property sale in 2021.
More recently, the septic system has required repairs, and it’s the Key Peninsula Fire Department’s responsibility to fix them.
The department purchased the corner property, which used to be O’Callahan’s Pub & Grill, along with two adjacent parcels of land at Key Peninsula Highway Northwest and Olson Drive Northwest for $2.1 million in 2021, The News Tribune reported. The fire department accepted a tentative offer from buyer John Park of Taechang, LLC, “pending a feasibility study and some financing factors,” for the property earlier this year with an agreed-upon price of $1.055 million, per The News Tribune’s reporting…