Goodwill Industries of the Columbia has submitted a special permit application to operate a thrift store and employment/support services center, along with offices, at 7511 Wrigley Drive in Pasco. 

Goodwill bought the undeveloped 5 acres for $1.17 million five years ago. The property is between the Pasco Walmart off Road 68 and Mid-Columbia Libraries West Pasco branch. 

The nonprofit told the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business in 2020, at the time of the property purchase, that its long-range plan was for the future Pasco store was for it to mirror the $3.1 million Goodwill store and warehouse that opened in Kennewick in mid-2019. 

A public hearing with the Pasco Hearing Examiner on Goodwill’s request is set for 6 p.m. July 9 at Pasco City Hall, 525 N. Third Ave. A decision is expected within 10 days of the public hearing.