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September 27,
2002
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE $700,000 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS UTILIZING WASHINGTON STATE DISTRESSED COUNTY FUNDS
SKAGIT COUNTY
- Skagit County Commissioners recently signed resolutions approving
$700,000 for the funding of several public facility projects in Skagit
County. Projects approved for funding are:
Public Utility
District #1: Water Improvement Project $96,000
Skagit Regional Public Facility District: Skagit Performing Arts
Center and Convention Center $200,000
Town of La Conner: Industrial Right-of-Way Improvements $108,000
City of Anacortes: Reservation Road Sewer Extension $105,000
City of Anacortes: Archway Project $25,000
Town of Hamilton: Water System Improvements $166,000
Skagit County
receives a .08% rebate on sales tax from Washington State for public
facility financing. In 2000 the Board of Skagit County Commissioners
adopted Resolution 17837, issuing bonds of $8,000,000 to finance public
facility projects within Skagit County with the principal and interest
being paid from sales tax collected. A Public Facilities Committee
meets regularly to make recommendations to the Commissioners.
These funds are
vital for the development and maintenance of our infrastructure in
Skagit County, said Skagit County Commissioner Don Munks.
Past awards for
Public Facility Project applications have included:
Town of Hamilton
Water Production Facilities $436,650
PUD No. 1: Marblemount Public Water System $200,000
Bouslog Properties: 160 acre business park/site plan $420,000
Port of Skagit County: Wetland Mitigation $149,000
City of Mount Vernon: South M.V. Sewer Improvements $2,000,000
City of Anacortes: City Industrial Park $85,000
City of Anacortes: South March Point Road Upgrade $900,000
Jack R. Wallace: South Bayview UGA Sewer Extension $800,000
City of Anacortes: Downtown Streetscape Improvement Project $50,000
Port of Anacortes: Pier II Facility $408,000
City of Burlington: Goldenrod Road Bridge Improvement $500,000
Town of Concrete: Wastewater Facilities Upgrade $400,000
Town of La Conner: Morris Street Reconstruction $250,000
City of Mount Vernon: Urban Avenue Traffic Circulation $500,000
City of Sedro-Woolley: Gravity Sewer and Pump Stations $500,000
WSU Research and Extension: Unit Revitalization Project: $500,000
Port of Anacortes: March Point Property Water and Sewer $65,000
Bouslog Properties: Bay Ridge Business Park Site Plan: $100,000
Town of Concrete: Central Business District Water System $200,000
Town of La Conner: Morris Street Reconstruction $200,000
City of Anacortes: 36 Waterline Bypass, Twin Bridge $300,000
City of Sedro-Woolley: Curtis Street/N.W. Hardwood Sewer $75,000
Town of La Conner: Fiber Optic Option $109,000
City of Burlington: Wastewater Treatment Project $500,000
Bullerville: Water System Improvement $350,000
Port Anacortes/City of Anacortes March Pt. Infrastructure $165,000
Through February
2002, $10,062,650 has been awarded to projects funded by Rural County
Sales and Use Tax.
For further information,
contact: Dan Berentson
Skagit County Communications Director
360-419-3461
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