Council directs staff to pursue Mill Creek Commons feasibility for new public works facility

Mill Creek, Wash. — City staff and an outside consultant presented a multi‑year facility needs assessment and site‑selection study for the city’s public works maintenance and operations yard on Sept. 23; following extended discussion council members signaled they want staff to pursue feasibility and real‑estate due diligence for the Mill Creek Commons site first, with DRCC (Dobson/Remillard/Cook/Church property) as a fallback.

Public Works staff reviewed decades of planning and incremental steps the city has taken to store equipment and materials outside City Hall and on adjacent parcels. The consultant team from Maker's Architecture presented the space needs analysis and an initial shortlist of candidate sites within the Urban Growth Area. The consultant said the city needs a minimum of about 3 acres to meet projected needs for the next 20 years, and ideally about 5 acres to…