Seaside received almost 8 acres at the north end of the former Seaside High School campus, referred to as the “North 40.”

The transfer was approved in late April at a Clatsop County Board of Commissioners meeting.

The property was transferred to Seaside via a quitclaim deed recorded on May 7, county property management specialist Sirpa Duoos said. The land was transferred as is and no money exchanged.

One year ago, the Seaside School District’s board authorized the superintendent to negotiate and execute a $3.2 million contract for the sale with Harry Henke, a registered agent of HTA Properties LLC.

The 102,000-square-foot former high school sits on 12.63 acres on North Holladay Drive in Seaside.

That property is still in the due diligence process, Superintendent Susan Penrod said. The land, zoned medium residential, was not included as part of the sale of the former high school.

The 5.96-acre property will continue to be used for recreation and parkland.

As long as the park is used for youth recreation by the city, it remains city property. If it stops being used for those purposes, the deed reverts back to the county.

The property will be maintained by the street department, Dale McDowell, the city’s public works director, said.

Anyone can use the park space, on a first-come, first-served basis, he added.

The acquisition gives the city’s stock of parkland a boost. Before the transfer, parkland was 7.65 acres per 1,000 residents. With the addition of these new areas it increases to over 9 acres per 1,000 residents.

In addition to the fields, the city secured 2.76 acres in the Thompson Falls subdivision for green space and nature areas.