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Redmond staff say Evans Creek relocation advancing despite permitting delays; resident urges PFAS testing
Summary
Public Works Director Aaron Burt updated the council on the long‑running Evans Creek relocation project, saying permitting with King County and an operations/maintenance agreement remain outstanding; resident David Morton urged comprehensive PFAS testing at the DTG site before excavation; Burt said a nearby monitoring well has not detected PFAS and soil testing remains an option.
Public Works Director Aaron Burt told the Redmond City Council on Feb. 17 that the Evans Creek relocation project remains on a long timeline because of technical permitting questions with King County but that staff continue to make progress toward bids and construction.
The project—intended to improve salmon habitat, restore wetlands, increase recreation access and support regional Chinook recovery—has been in planning since about 2009. Burt said the city has spent about $5,500,000 to date on right‑of‑way acquisition, consulting and design work, and that staff have applied an inflator yielding a worst‑case $3,000,000 cost‑overrun estimate while they pursue agreements and the timing for going to bid. If agreements and permitting come together in the spring, Burt said, the city could go to bid in late summer or early fall and begin construction in 2027.
Burt described two of the project's key regulatory sticking points…
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