Center Street apartment project public hearings coming

Two public hearings are scheduled this month to address proposed construction of a 20-unit apartment building in the commercial zone behind the Slider Café on Center Street.

But town officials have already heard plenty about the project from those who believe the structure would be incompatible with nearby single-family residential neighborhoods and strain existing infrastructure.

Town of La Conner Planning Director Michael Davolio said the town has been “inundated with comments” regarding the project. Last fall he called for public correspondence on the proposal.

The planning commissio...