What鈥檚 next for the waterfront after 草榴社区, Port scrap development project?
Western Washington University and the Port of Bellingham have decided to scrap the Western Crossing Development plan, which would have established the university as a key player in redeveloping the waterfront district.
Western Washington and port officials made the decision on Friday, Feb. 18, it was first reported by the Cascadia Daily News. The decision still needs to be approved by Port commissioners, who are scheduled to meet on Tuesday, March 15. The Western Crossing development partnership was established in 2009 with the goal of 草榴社区 purchasing and developing about six acres of the waterfront district. Different ideas on what would be built on the waterfront were considered, with the most recent being an innovation park through a partnership with a private company. The focus of that innovation park would have included renewable energy research and development, cybersecurity and marine engineering.
While the development partnership is being dissolved, officials said it doesn鈥檛 rule out the possibility of Western eventually establishing some sort of presence on the waterfront. If another partnership were to happen, it would probably be something many years away as both the Port and Western are currently busy with other projects.
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