Updated at 4:46 p.m. Tuesday with Mayor Dave Earling’s comment The Edmonds Port Commission sent a letter to the City of Edmonds Tuesday morning stating that it is withdrawing the Port’s application for a modification to the City’s comprehensive plan concerning redevelopment of the aging Port-owned Harbor Square Business Complex at Dayton Avenue and Highway 104. The letter, approved during ex... »
The Edmonds City Council has allocated 90 minutes Tuesday night to continue its discussion on incorporating the Harbor Square Master Plan into the City’s Comprehensive Plan. At last week’s meeting, after making it clear that the council is no longer considering a controversial Port of Edmonds plan for the property but a city staff-generated plan, councilmembers spent two hours examining a ci... »
By Bob McChesney, Executive Director Port of Edmonds Here is a yes-or-no question that you can’t get wrong. Is the Port of Edmonds part of the City of Edmonds? Both answers are correct, up to a point. Let me explain. Yes, the Port is part of Edmonds in the same way each home and business that lies within the city boundaries is a part of it. For example, all our activities need to meet city codes a... »
Here’s a recap of the March 11 Edmonds Port Commission meeting: • Received a presentation from and agreed to a statement of support for the Guard and Reserve agency. • Heard a report on the use of the Port’s Wi-Fi service, which was implemented in July 2012. • Announced that last year’s highly successful Sea Jazz program featuring Edmonds School District musicians will again be providi... »
Edmonds City Council President Lora Petso’s proposal to reject a Port of Edmonds plan for redeveloping the Harbor Square business complex failed on a 3-4 vote Tuesday night. Instead, the port’s concept will be sent to city staff for modifications based on council input, with the goal of bringing it back to councilmembers for their review by March 19. Later in the meeting, the Council a... »
By Chris Keuss I am responding to public comments made to the City Council and letters in the news media regarding the Harbor Square Redevelopment Plan. Several speakers and letter writers, in opposition to the proposal, gave incorrect or misleading information. Much of this I am sure you are aware. I encourage the Council to keep an open mind to an opportunity that may not be available again in ... »
By Joan Bloom Edmonds City Council I love Edmonds. I love the way the sun dips below the clouds as it sets after a long overcast day. I love the rainbows that appear when the sun pops from behind a cloud while it’s raining. I love that my children were raised here. I love that I know so many people who live and work here. I love that I am in a position to be one of the stewards of our city&#... »
A reminder that the Edmonds City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Dec. 4 to take citizen comments on a proposed amendment to include the Port of Edmonds Harbor Square Master Plan in the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Two hours has been allotted for the public hearing and according to the Council agenda will start around 8:30 p.m. (The council meeting itself begins at 7 p.m.) Citizens are en... »
The Edmonds Port Commission took the following actions at a special meeting Monday night: • Heard a report on the Fall 2012 meeting of the Pacific Coast Conference of Harbormasters and Port Managers held at Winchester Bay, Oregon, on October 10-12. • Approved a policy change allowing recreational vehicle storage in an underutilized area of Port property. When spaces are available, they will be... »
The Edmonds Port Commission at its Tuesday, Nov. 13 meeting took the following actions: - Held the third and final of three public hearings on the draft 2013 Port Operating and Capital Budgets. - Approved a resolution establishing the amount of property tax to be levied in 2013 as $400,000. - Approved a resolution banking excess levy capacity for 2013. - Approved a resolution adopting the 2013 Por... »
Port of Edmonds Commissioner James Orvis was at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii last weekend for an event that seems especially fitting for someone who oversees port operations: A retired U.S. Navy Captain, Orvis spoke at the decommissioning ceremony for the USS Crommelin — 30 years after he became the commissioning commander for the ship, a guided missile frigate. Orv... »
The Edmonds Port Commission took the following actions at its Oct. 29 meeting: – Heard a presentation from the Northwest Marine Trade Association on the fiscal impact of a proposed marine tourism bill (HB 1904). – Approved carpet installation for Building Envelope Engineers, a tenant that has been at the Port’s Harbor Square Business Complex since 2005 but is moving into a larger... »
By Eric Livingston “They’re building a ghetto. They just don’t know it”. That’s an exact quotation of my brother’s comment after reading the Harbor Square brochure that had just landed on my coffee table back in early February of this year. For 32 years my brother was employed by the City of Irving, Texas. He has a master’s degree in urban planning, was an Assistant Manager of Parks and Recreati... »
At Monday night’s Port of Edmonds Commission meeting, the commissioners: - Discussed details of the Port’s 2013 draft budgets. - Held the first of three public hearings on the 2013 draft Port budgets. - Heard a report on what has been a record Coho fishing season. The commission’s next regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 in the Port Commission meeting room. Anticipa... »
Dear Editor: When the City of Edmonds reviews and deliberates on the proposed plan to redevelop Harbor Square, it is important that the various officials, boards, the City Council and the Mayor approach this review with an open mind. Unfortunately over the past several years, there is immediate opposition against any development proposal in the downtown area, which has building with heights of mor... »
The Edmonds Port Commission took the following actions at its meeting Monday, Aug. 13: • Approved a contract with PND Engineers, Inc., of Seattle for engineering construction support for “P” dock fire damage repair. • Heard a report on the Harbor Square master plan process. A City Planning Board workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 22. • Heard second-quarter reports on Harbor... »
The Edmonds Chamber of Commerce Board issued a statement Friday stating its support for the Harbor Square Master Plan approved at the regularly scheduled Port Commission meeting earlier this week. “The Edmonds Chamber of Commerce is pleased the Port Commission approved the Harbor Square Master Plan because it reflects a transparent and methodical process to create a vision for sustainable economic... »
By Eric B. Livingston In early February this year, almost everybody received, via the mail, a brochure from the Port of Edmonds presenting a concept for a future redevelopment of the Harbor Square business complex. In the brochure was a listing of design principles that were developed by a steering committee. One of the principles listed was that the “Architectural character (of the redevelo... »
Editor: “If people aren’t interested, then Democracy becomes an Oligarchy.” – Al Roxin, Edmonds resident. Meetings of the Port of Edmonds are open to the public – Revised Code of Washington: 42.30.030 On Monday, June 25, the commissioners of the Port of Edmonds held a Public Hearing to finalize its Harbor Square Redevelopment Master Plan and forward it to the City Planning Department with a ... »
By Bob McChesney, Executive Director Port of Edmonds The Port of Edmonds has the only public boat launching facility between Seattle’s Shilshole Bay and Mukilteo. We are one of the few places on Puget Sound where boaters can launch boats from trailers without having to back their trailer into highly corrosive saltwater. The Port has three launching systems, each designed for a unique purpose... »
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