Council rejects demolition bid on old building

Solveigh Chaffee has been trying to buy the dilapidated building next to her Voltage Coffee House for 10 years.

Tuesday night she asked Grand Coulee's City Council to reject a bid to tear it down that would cost much more than it's worth, likely leading to more liens against it.

Instead, Chaffee said she would like to bid on the property at auction when the county puts it up for sale for overdue t...