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Museum, food-truck and property updates: Lacey staff to issue RFQ for plaza feasibility; Long Lake House demolition bids due
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City staff said an RFQ will study three possible locations for a longer-term food-truck plaza (including the Depot/museum site), must satisfy Heritage Capital Project grant requirements, and that demolition bids for the Long Lake House and dock are due March 25 ahead of possible early-summer work.
City staff updated the commission on several items tied to the museum site and city property: a planned RFQ for a food-truck plaza feasibility study, demolition timing for a Long Lake House and dock, and recent museum developments including the museum’s January opening and ongoing programming.
Director Jen Burbage said the RFQ will ask consultants to evaluate three centrally located sites in Lacey (the existing Depot Park location next to the Lacey Depot/museum site, a city-owned triangle parcel near Clearbrook, and other city properties) and to analyze whether an interim food-truck use could coexist with museum site plans and Heritage Capital Project grant requirements. “That evaluation…must assess if the existing food truck plaza could be complementary and compatible with the approved museum site plan and associated Heritage Capital Project grant requirements,” Burbage said.
Commissioners raised fiscal and grant implications, noting that if the museum is not built on the currently funded site there could be grant-repayment obligations. Staff clarified that interim food-truck use would be temporary if the museum is constructed on the same parcel, while other candidate sites might be permanent.
Staff also reported that the city acquired the property adjacent to Long Lake Park that includes a house, garage and dock; bids for demolition are due March 25 and, if a contract is approved, work could occur in early summer. On the museum front, staff reiterated that the new museum opened January 15, attendance has been strong, and upcoming programs include history talks and a Bowker House tour on April 18.
No formal commission vote was taken on the RFQ or demolition; staff will include Heritage Capital Project requirements in the RFQ and return with feasibility results after consultant selection.
