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Candidates say long‑standing permitting holdups have stalled MJB waterfront redevelopment
Summary
City and county candidates at the forum described permitting and shoreline- and land-division requirements as the main obstacles delaying the MJB waterfront project, and differed on whether the city or developer should take the lead on temporary waterfront access while construction is underway.
Anacortes candidates repeatedly cited permitting delays and waterfront-access requirements as the primary reasons the long-stalled MJB waterfront redevelopment has not proceeded, though they differed over remedies and timelines.
“It's the land-division and the shoreline permit,” said Carolyn Moulton, the incumbent city councilmember, when asked why the MJB project remains on hold. She said council members cannot discuss private permit details beyond what is public: “As a city council member, I'm not allowed to know any more than anyone else of the public is,” she said, describing the issue as a communication…
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