Hawkins sells 'mall' property on Idaho state line

A chapter in Whitman County economics and politics has marked an end with the sale of the Hawkins property located on the Washington side of the state line along the Moscow-Pullman highway.

The property 10 years ago surfaced on the public agenda when it was proposed for development of a shopping mall, a proposal which would generate increased sales tax revenue for Whitman County budgets.

The project was initiated by Hawkins LLC, a Boise-based developer which sought assistance from Whitman County to provide infrastructure around the proposed shopping mall.

The project was never launched, and th...