County may buy camp

A private camp once used exclusively by timber workers could become a county park.

Mason County commissioners approved a feasibility study at Tuesday's regular meeting for the purchase of Mason Lake Camp from Green Diamond Resource Co.

The detailed analysis will "assess the viability of purchasing and operating the property," according to the Request for Qualifications.

Commissioner Randy Neatherlin said the county would investigate how to keep the camp, located on Mason Lake at 1052 East Mason Lake Drive West in Grapeview, "in the public's hands."

Simpson Lumber Co. bought the land to use as...