POSTED: Monday, Sep. 08, 2008
GOVERNMENTPort Commission appoints Walker to development entity board
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closeEditor's note: The Port of Bellingham and city of Bellingham have joined forces to redevelop 137 waterfront acres that the port acquired from Georgia-Pacific West Inc. in 2005 as well as an additional 83 acres of waterfront property. This weekly update, provided by the port, will help keep citizens informed about the process.
Port Commissioner Scott Walker was selected by his fellow commissioners last week to serve as their representative on the new development entity that will work with Western Washington University on its waterfront development project.
In August, the port commission and WWU's board approved creation of the development entity, whose board will include the university president, port executive director, a port commissioner, a university trustee and one more person chosen by the board. The entity is expected to be established this year.
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For more about the entire Bellingham waterfront redevelopment project, including suggested plans and public comment, see these sites:
- TheBellinghamHerald.com
- www.cob.org/services/neighborhoods/community-planning/waterfront/index.aspx
- www.portofbellingham.com; see the Waterfront Redevelopment section.
- www.bellinghamwaterfrontdistrict.com
- TheBellinghamHerald.com
WATERFRONT PROJECT NOTED BY GOVERNOR
The port was recognized by Gov. Chris Gregoire and Juli Wilkerson, director of the Department of Trade and Economic Development, at the annual Governor's Economic and Workforce Development Conference last week for its work to prepare The Waterfront District for redevelopment.
During the next 20 to 30 years, the project is expected to support more than 7,000 jobs with a mix of marine, retail, housing, office, institutional and light industrial business sectors.
WATERFRONT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ANALYZED
The port and city, by request of the Waterfront Advisory Group, is evaluating how public involvement has helped shape the development of the master plan for The Waterfront District. The full report is still being written, but the section that tracks planning meetings and presentations is nearly complete, and includes some interesting information:
? Since 2005, the Waterfront Advisory Group has held 28 public meetings, and the port and city have hosted 14 community workshops to gather public comment and inform the community about the master planning process. Project milestones have been publicly reviewed at 49 Port Commission meetings and 27 City Council meetings.
? As of July, the port has held 171 discussion sessions with downtown business owners, Western Washington University, maritime interests, tribal representatives, environmental groups, neighborhood groups and affordable housing advocates.
? The port and city have received 323 formal written comments and thousands of informal comments about development of a master plan.
? From January 2003 to June 2004, the Waterfront Futures Group held 41 public meetings and had 26 guest forums and special events. The group recommended a departure from the traditional heavy industrial, working waterfront economy, to a new mixture of residential, educational, commercial, institutional, retail services and public access.
The full report will be presented to the Waterfront Advisory Group at its next meeting, 6 p.m. Oct. 8.
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