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Commission backs staff recommendation to keep I‑90 lids zoned Public Institution as WSDOT leases approach renegotiation
Summary
Commission discussion emphasized that WSDOT controls airspace leases for Aubrey Davis Park lids and that any future lease renegotiation (leases expiring in 2034) will need to account for city zoning and state statutes; commissioners declined to rezone the corridor to Park in this process and asked staff to capture concerns in the handoff memo.
Commissioners discussed the legal and operational relationship between the city and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for the Aubrey Davis Park lids and the long I‑90 transportation corridor across the north end of Mercer Island.
Staff presented background: the lids and associated surplus airspace were created during the I‑90 reconstruction and are governed by turn‑back/maintenance agreements and airspace…
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