County delays Lily Point parking paving after CIP reprioritization

Dec 19, 2024

Whatcom County staff told PRCAC that Lily Point (Willow Point) parking paving was removed from the current Capital Improvement Plan because parks capital funding was reprioritized to cover a roughly $13.3 million cleanup; staff said asphalt has maintenance and air-quality advantages over gravel but the project is pushed outside the current CIP period.

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County-affiliated staff told the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee that the Lily Point (Willow Point) parking paving project was removed from the current Capital Improvement Plan after the county council approved an updated CIP on Nov. 19. The staff member said constrained parks capital funding and a roughly $13,300,000 expense associated with cleanup at Plantation Rifle Range required prioritizing other projects.

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