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Town of Vancouver will probably start development in July on its new public works operations campus within the 5 Corners space north of Padden Parkway.
With an estimated price of $177 million, the venture marks town’s largest public funding to this point, in keeping with Metropolis Supervisor Lon Pluckhahn. Town remains to be in search of cost-saving strategies amid tariffs, however the projected $177 million price ticket is on finances, if on the excessive facet.
“Considering how early we still are on the project, being pretty close to on budget is a good thing,” stated Jason Olson, town’s amenities capital tasks supervisor. “So we feel good about that moving forward.”
The funding comes from reserves, normal obligation and utility income bonds, and proceeds from the long run sale of a portion of the present operations web site property.
The present operations heart — the place important providers similar to streets, water, sewer, visitors lights, grounds upkeep, utility buyer providers and extra are coordinated — was in-built 1951 and purchased by town in 1978.
Vancouver’s inhabitants has greater than quadrupled since then. Town’s public works division has outgrown the area positioned at 4711 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.
The price of retrofitting the present web site can be too excessive, in keeping with metropolis workers. If an earthquake damages town’s present heart, it might compromise town’s capability to reply rapidly to streets and water crises at a time after they’re wanted most.
Town struggled to search out accessible land inside metropolis limits, so town regarded to its city progress boundary.
In 2019, Clark County offered town the brand new campus web site — 32 acres alongside the east facet of Northeast 94th Avenue, between Northeast 88th and 91st streets, and north of Padden Parkway.
Town is in contract negotiations with Skanska USA, the corporate that just lately accomplished the newly constructed Mountain View Excessive Faculty, to change into the venture’s normal contractor.
Town plans to complete development on the venture in November 2028.
