Three story Center Street project

 

January 19, 2022



Sunday I had a conversation with Brandon Atkinson while watching the demolition of the building behind Sliders. He is the owner and developer. I mentioned to him that we would like his project a lot more if it were solely residential and only two floors. He told me that that is what he would like as well. Incredulous, I asked him to restate multiple times. And he did.

He said that he had asked for that rezone (from commercial to residential) but was told by the Town that the Town could not make that change.

But they can.

The Town can rezone and has rezoned multiple times. E.g. 1. South end transition zone. 2. Maple field. 3. The dentist’s office. 4. The COA building. 5. The doctor’s office. 6. The old police office. 7. And some of the buildings on the north end of Maple.

The Town also allowed for the change of use on some buildings on Morris Street when it became apparent that the homes that had become commercial but were no longer commercially viable were allowed to revert to residential. (i.e., the home next to Santo Coyote).


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Bottom line: The Town could call for a moratorium on the current zoning of that property – which is not yet vested and give La Conner what it needs – for a change. They could make the property residential only and two stories because that is what a residential neighborhood should have. (It is surrounded by residential on three sides.)

Or perhaps it is better to say, the Town could have done it, but they did not. Another missed opportunity.

Linda Talman

La Conner

 

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