Tribes acquire Harvey ranch
Purpose for property vague
By JEREMIAH O’HAGAN Staff Reporter
Crete Harvey’s property, purchased by the Tulalip Tribes of Indians in December, includes equestrian facilities and 30 acres.
PHOTOS BY JEREMIAH OHAGAN | STANWOOD/CAMANO NEWS Rumors are circulating that Crete Harvey’s property at the corner of 300th Street and 80th Avenue, former site of Harvey Arabian Farms, will soon be handling inpatients instead of horses.
The Tulalip Tribes of Indians bought the property, comprised of two parcels totaling 30.66 acres, for $2.39 million according to the Snohomish County Auditor’s records. The receipt of sale was filed Dec. 5.
Mayor Dianne White, who served with Harvey on The Stanwood Community and Senior Center’s board, said Harvey moved to Montana.
White said she heard the tribes “are going to put in a halfway house;” another anonymous source told the NEWS that the property was going to be converted to a drug rehabilitation facility with accommodations for five to 10 patients.
The property, which is actually two neighboring parcels, also contains a large house with an extensive surrounding lawn. The driveway enters from 80th Avenue, and the house’s backside overlooks the pastures below. None of this has been confirmed or denied by the tribes.
“I don’t know what the purpose (of the property) will be,” said George White with the Tulalip Tribes. “Several projects and ideas have been floated around in the last four or five months.”
He did not elaborate on what those proposals entailed, and has not commented further.
Staff Reporter Jeremiah O’Hagan: 629-8066 ext. 125 or ohagan@scnews.com.
