The Des Moines, WA City Council held a public hearing on September 12, 2024 to consider selling a small city-owned parcel called 'Tract C' (19,881 sq ft) to the Port of Seattle for $690,000, its appraised fair market value, to support truck access for the Des Moines Creek Business Park West development near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The sale is part of a long-running effort to develop commercial and industrial land on Port-owned property, with the project expected to support over 600 full-time jobs. The council also considered accepting a trail easement from the Port to connect the Barnes Creek Trail to the Des Moines Creek Trail as part of the same development agreement.Open full document
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This agenda item for the City of Des Moines, WA City Council covers a public hearing to consider declaring Tract C (19,881 SF) within the Des Moines Creek Business Park West surplus and selling it to the Port of Seattle for $690,000 (appraised fair market value). The item also includes approval of a Trail Easement from the Port of Seattle to provide a pedestrian and bike pathway connection between Barnes Creek Trail and the Des Moines Creek Trail.