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Developers describe Beatty Square and Creekside Commons plans, request $990,000 grant
Summary
Project team presented plans for Beatty Square mixed‑use development and the adjacent Creekside Commons for‑sale townhomes, describing amenities, community partners and a $990,000 grant request toward an approximately $71 million combined project cost.
A project representative presented plans for the Beatty Square mixed‑use development and an adjacent for‑sale townhome site called Creekside Commons at the beginning of the June 2 Skagit County commissioners meeting.
The presentation described Beatty Square as including an indoor youth services and early learning facility occupying an unspecified number of square feet of the development, along with about 2,000 square feet devoted to exterior programming. Building amenities listed in the presentation included bike storage, shared dog park and walking paths, a community lounge and leasing office, study rooms and a fitness facility. The presenter said the project aims to break ground in September 2025.
Adjacent Creekside Commons is described as a for‑sale townhome development featuring 68 two‑ and three‑bedroom units, garages, internal courtyards and shared walking paths. The project team said it would set aside up to eight homes for households earning at or below 80% of area median income, "depending on the amount of workforce housing funds awarded." The presenter described the development as a public‑private partnership involving Volunteers of America ("president and CEO Bridal Smith" in the presentation) and Home Trust of Skagit (executive director Felicia Minto in the presentation).
The presenter said combined project costs for Beatty Square and Creekside Commons are approximately $71,000,000 and that the team was requesting $990,000 in grant funding. The proposal was framed as aligned with the county's priority for near‑term construction readiness.
The presentation noted infrastructure improvements shared between the two sites and characterized both developments as part of a broader effort to expand housing options, including homeownership opportunities, through partnerships among local government, nonprofit providers and private developers.
No formal board action on the grant request is recorded in the meeting transcript; the presentation was part of the meeting record and included renderings and site‑plan status updates, including a binding site plan for the townhome parcel, according to the presenter.
