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Evans Creek restoration hits county permitting impasse; city warns of months-long delay and multimillion-dollar escalation
Summary
Public Works Director Aaron Burt told the Oct. 14 study session the Evans Creek restoration project faces a King County demand for a perpetual O&M indemnity agreement and other permitting complications that could delay construction and add roughly $3 million to the project'budget, taking the total from a $19 million baseline to more than $22
Public Works Director Aaron Burt told the council on Oct. 14 that the long'planned Evans Creek restoration project faces a permitting impasse with King County that could push the schedule and increase costs.
Burt said the city and project partners have been working on Evans Creek for more than a decade; the project would relocate a flood'prone channel to create floodplain habitat for salmon and passive recreational space. He said permitting has proven more challenging than expected because county staff and permitting processes…
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