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Hayden Lake Marina previews co-development design to add parking, seeks council feedback on Honeysuckle Beach access
Summary
Hayden Lake Marina presented a conceptual plan to co-develop approximately 7 acres (city + marina parcels) to add about 52 trailer spaces and 36 car spaces for Honeysuckle Beach; council asked questions about ownership, shuttle and enforcement of roadside parking controlled by the county.
Representatives of Hayden Lake Marina presented a conceptual co-development plan to the Hayden City Council on May 13 that would use an aggregate of roughly seven acres of adjacent marina and city property to add parking capacity and address summertime congestion at Honeysuckle Beach.
Luke Radlinski, president and chief operating officer of Southern Marinas, and Lindsay Olmstead, general manager of Hayden Lake Marina, described a high-level layout that combines the city's parcel (the sandpit) and the marina's two-acre property. The concept would use existing public access points and added striping to create an additional 52 truck-and-trailer spaces and 36 car spaces, with entry from East Honeysuckle Avenue and exit toward East Smith Road.
Lindsay Olmstead, speaking from long experience in the area, told the council: "I have been using and frequenting Honeysuckle Beach since I was a child. I have lived here for over 30 years...the impact to residents living on or near Honeysuckle Avenue continues to be a concern." Radlinski summarized the concept: "this concept creates an additional 52 truck and trailer spots as well as 36 car parks." (quotes as spoken in the meeting record)
Council members and staff raised details the presenters did not yet have, including whether the city could eliminate on-street parking along Honeysuckle (staff noted the county owns the right-of-way and that legal control of roadside parking may be limited), whether parking would be free or paid, who would operate any shuttle between new parking and the beach, and how the co-development would share costs. The marina representatives said they had not yet developed a financial agreement and that the conceptual design would require further study, including surveys and possible demolition of two marina buildings in the concept shown.
Council members asked about adjacent property ownership and the potential to notify nearby owners who might want to bid on city property or otherwise be affected. Presenters said the plan is preliminary and asked the council for initial feedback before developing a formal proposal.
No formal action was taken. Council members expressed general interest in exploring the idea but noted several outstanding issues that would need resolution before the city committed to a co-development agreement: parking enforcement along county right-of-way, the cost-sharing model, requirements for shuttles or other transportation, potential seasonal operation, and site grading/landscape design.
The marina representatives committed to working with city staff on next steps if the council wanted to pursue the proposal; council members asked staff to research right-of-way control and other regulatory constraints.
