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| Brugger's Bog maintenance facility Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
On June 25, the King County Council voted unanimously to approve the sale of the County’s Brugger’s Bog Maintenance Facility to the City of Shoreline. The acquisition of the Brugger’s Bog Maintenance Facility is critical to the City’s future development, enabling it to meet its present and future growth needs.
The City will acquire the property for $2.9 million. In conjunction with the sale, the City and the County have entered into a joint use agreement allowing the County to continue using the site for fueling County vehicles and for decanting services. The City has derived great benefit from its partnership with the County. Shoreline currently contracts with the County for police, jail, court, and road services, and they are part of regional partnerships such as solid waste and animal control. By partnering with the County, the City is able to maximize Shoreline tax dollars and create efficiencies that would not be possible if it had to provide all of the services itself. The joint use agreement furthers that good working partnership.
Since incorporation, the City has used the one-acre Hamlin Park maintenance site to house both the Parks and Public Works maintenance operations. Over time, as the City has taken on more maintenance responsibilities, the Hamlin site has reached its maximum capacity.
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| The maintenance facility is not currently being used Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
The future assumption of the Ronald Wastewater District in 2017 and the acquisition of the Seattle Public Utility (SPU) water system in 2020 places additional demands on the City’s need for additional maintenance facility space.
Once the sale is final, the City will identify initial improvements to the site and begin its long-term planning process to prepare for when the City begins operating the wastewater and water utilities. Working with the community, the City will develop a master plan for the site along with Brugger’s Bog Park and the proposed future park at the Shoreline School District property formerly known as the Aldercrest Annex.
No matter how long the purchase of SPU is delayed, the 2020 transition date never budges. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe Ronald Wastewater Interlocal assumption date is 2018, pending the outcome of the lawsuit with the City of Shoreline. This must have been a press release issue by the City. Furthermore, Ronald Wastewater has a new storage facility at 175th & Linden, only a few blocks from City Hall. In another giant waste of taxpayer money, the City plans on surplusing the Ronald Wastewater storage facility and building new structures at Bruggers Bog on top of the $3 million they already spent. The City staff didn't even perform any due diligence to determine if there is any contamination on site, as there was at the City Hall (causing an extra $337,000 cost for clean up of contaminated soil).
ReplyDeleteThere are never any consequences for the giant mistakes of the city staff and council, yet they believe they can run a water and wastewater utility.