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Oak Harbor adopts Waterfront Vision-to-Action plan, cites cleanup progress and long-term redevelopment steps
Summary
The Oak Harbor City Council on Sept. 16 adopted Resolution 25-23, approving a Vision-to-Action plan for the Waterfront District after staff reported progress on environmental testing and broad community engagement.
The Oak Harbor City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 25-23 on Sept. 16 to approve the Waterfront District Vision-to-Action planning document and commit to pursuing downtown redevelopment steps.
Public Works Director Steve Schueller summarized environmental and planning work at Pioneer Way catalytic sites. He said the city secured about $200,000 through the Washington State Department of Ecology for a brownfields feasibility/remedial study and about $100,000 in services from the Center for Creative Land Recycling and the U.S. EPA, with roughly 96% of the $300,000 effort grant-funded and only a 4% local match. Schueller said four rounds of groundwater sampling over the past year have shown concentrations below Model Toxics…
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