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David+Moseley%2c+City+Manager+of+the+City+of+Federal+Way+and+Doug+Dillow%2c+Scout+Executive+of+the+Pacific+Harbors+Council%2c+Boy+Scouts+of+America%2c+met+on+June+14+2007+and+agreed+to+open+negotiations+for+the+possible+purchase+from+the+Scouts+of+Camp+Kilworth+at+fair+market+value+by+the+City+of+Federal+Way%2e++The+City%92s+first+step+in+this+process+will+be+to+commission+an+independent+appraisal+of+the+property%2e++The+Scouts+have+given+the+City+approximately+three+months+to+complete+their+analysis+and+negotiate+for+the+possible+purchase%2e+%0d%0a%0d%0a
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