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Council adopts Shoreline Public Access and Trail Plan to guide future waterfront projects
Summary
Following a multi-year public process, the council adopted a conceptual Shoreline Public Access and Trail Plan that identifies five potential improvement sites and provides a framework for future permitting and grant applications.
The North Bend City Council adopted the Shoreline Public Access and Trail Plan Tuesday after an extensive public process that included surveys, open houses, advisory-group input and parks-commission review.
City staff said the plan’s purpose is to implement Shoreline Master Program policies by planning appropriate public access along shorelines while protecting private-property rights and enhancing natural functions. Consultant work and grant funding from the Washington State Department of Ecology supported the plan’s development.
As finalised, the plan identifies five key conceptual improvement sites narrowed from a larger list of alternatives. The recommendations are conceptual and do not authorize construction; staff said any project would require further feasibility analysis, permitting and council authorization. The plan could also be used to pursue future grant funding to study specific projects in more detail.
Councilmember Brendan Ellwood moved to adopt the plan; Mayor Pro Tem Mark Jocelyn seconded the motion. Councilmembers thanked staff and the consultant for a thorough, iterative process and said the plan will be a foundation for future park and trail work along the river and other shorelines.
