Courthouse Project
and Veterans Memorial Decommissioning
Fencing has gone up around county campus in preparation for
the courthouse addition and renovation project. In partnership with the County Council,
we will provide improved seismic resilience, public safety, and functionality.
The renovation will save the taxpayers $86 million from the previously proposed
new building, while meeting our justice system needs. We will continue to
carefully monitor the project for additional cost savings.
As part of the renovation, we are moving our veterans’
memorial to a more central location on the county campus. This requires we shutter the memorial during construction. In consultation with our
veterans and military partners, we held an event to decommission the current
memorial. We were honored to have Captain Michael Davis, Commander of Naval
Station Everett, as well as a number of his fellow sailors, join us for the moving
ceremony. We want to recognize those who have served and their families by
ensuring we have prominent public space dedicated to them. We are very proud of
our military families who call Snohomish County home, and we will continue to honor
them as an important part of our community.
If you are planning to visit county campus during the next two years, please check the county’s website about the project and its impacts.
https://snohomishcountywa.gov/4094/Campus-Courthouse
 The Veterans' Memorial Decommissioning
Making Our Economy
Stronger
The terminal at Paine Field continues to make progress.
Baggage machines were installed last week and the gateways arrived this week. We expect construction to end in October and the regulatory process to conclude
at some point early next year. We are excited about this new addition to our
community and the many opportunities it will create for our economy and our
residents.
In other Paine Field news, the Boeing Company has signed a
letter of intent with Snohomish County to take over the entire lease for the Future
of Flight Aviation Center. As long term partners with a global reach and the
most cutting edge aerospace assets in the world, Boeing is uniquely placed to
take the Future of Flight Aviation Center to the next level of success. The
Future of Flight is our most visited tourist attraction in the county, and this
partnership is vital for our tourism sector, which just passed $2 billion in
annual economic impact. We will continue to pursue innovative ideas for
building a stronger tourism economy.
 Paine FIeld's Terminal Taking Shape
I hope you will take some time between August 23 and
September 3, 2018 to visit the award-winning Evergreen State Fair. Every year the
Fair gets bigger and better! I’ll be at the fair Grand Opening on Thursday, August
23 at 10:00 a.m. Please join me to kick off the best Fair in the country!
Last year, the Fair held the first “Morning of Dreams”
event. The Morning of Dreams is set up to allow those with sensory
sensitivities and other challenges to enjoy the fair in a calmer and quieter
environment. Last year, we had over 500 people attend, and this year we have
space for 1,000. We know this is the start of an important legacy for families
caring for those with disabilities.
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