Nearly 9 acres of forested wetlands in Puyallup now officially is in the city’s hands and will be conserved.
Nearly 9 acres of forested wetlands in Puyallup now officially is in the city’s hands and will be conserved.
The property, south of the city’s Decoursey and Clarks Creek Park, includes a portion of Dead Man’s Pond. The area is home to wildlife such as the endangered western pond turtle.
Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/2012/05/29/puyallup-wetlands-area-conserved/
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BELLINGHAM - City officials are continuing to work on projects designed to clear the way for development of a West Bakerview Road site that could accommodate a new Costco store.
In a recent interview, Mayor Kelli Linville acknowledged that city officials are still talking to Costco about the area north of the Bakerview Fred Meyer store. And city staffers continue to do the groundwork for development of wetland mitigation and stormwater control facilities that would be needed for major new construction in the area.
Also in the works are about $3 million worth of street improvements in and around the West Bakerview-Interstate 5 interchange.
BELLINGHAM - A local developer expects to start this year on a new park and a development with space for industry, retail and more than 300 homes in the Cordata area.
The ground could be cleared as early as the third quarter of 2013 on part of the 55-acre development site, east of Cordata Parkway, between Stuart and Horton roads, said property owner Blair Murray of Tin Rock Development, Inc.
According to city documents, the development is designed to include retail convenient to pedestrians and transit, and will make room for businesses that will create more than 200 jobs. The 323 residential units will be a combination of single homes and multi-family buildings, Murray said.
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BELLINGHAM - The city of Bellingham has bought 5.2 acres next to Cordata Park for $275,000.
"It will expand Cordata Park to the north," Leslie Bryson, design and development manager for Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department, said of the acquisition.
The City Council voted Jan. 28 to buy the parcel, which will be home to a new trail segment and could serve as wetlands mitigation for park projects. A picnic area also is a possibility.
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