TagDes Moines Creek Trail(7)
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2024-09-262nd reading: Public hearing for Des Moines Creek Business Park West: Declaring Tract C surplus, approving Purchase and Sale Agreement and approving Trail Easement
The Des Moines, WA City Council considered the sale of a small city-owned parcel called Tract C (approximately 19,881 square feet) to the Port of Seattle for $690,000 to support the Des Moines Creek Business Park West development, which is expected to create 600+ jobs near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Port plans to use the land as a private truck access route for commercial cargo vehicles serving the new business park. The council also considered accepting a trail easement requiring the Port to construct a pedestrian and bike pathway connecting the Barnes Creek Trail to the Des Moines Creek Trail as part of the regional Lake to Sound Trail System. -
2024-09-26
2nd reading: Public hearing for Des Moines Creek Business Park West: Declaring Tract C surplus, approving Purchase and Sale Agreement and approving Trail Easement
The Des Moines, WA City Council considered the sale of a small city-owned parcel called Tract C (approximately 19,881 square feet) to the Port of Seattle for $690,000 to support the Des Moines Creek Business Park West development, which is expected to create 600+ jobs near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Port plans to use the land as a private truck access route for commercial cargo vehicles serving the new business park. The council also considered accepting a trail easement requiring the Port to construct a pedestrian and bike pathway connecting the Barnes Creek Trail to the Des Moines Creek Trail as part of the regional Lake to Sound Trail System. -
2024-09-12Public hearing for Des Moines Creek Business Park West: Declaring Tract C surplus, approving Purchase and Sale Agreement and approving Trail Easement
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. -
SR-509 Surplus, a tale of two cities
Background information on SR-509 WSDOT Surplus purchases by SeaTac and Des Moines along the 18th Ave Corridor For decades WSDOT owned surplus property along a corridor roughly parallel to 18th Ave., from 194th St. in SeaTac south through Des Moines as part of a previous plan for SR-509. The final (very different) alignment for SR-509 -
Resized-SR-509-map
This map depicts the Washington State SR-509 extension project, showing three construction stages: Stage 1a (at Toll Point near S 208th St), Stage 1b (along I-5 through Kent), and Stage 2 (connecting Burien via Des Moines Memorial Drive to the existing Lake to Sound Trail). The map also identifies future Sound Transit stations, Barnes Creek Wetland mitigation, the Des Moines Creek Trail, and the Lake to Sound Trail under construction near Sea-Tac Airport. -
SR-509 Stage 2 Des Moines Creek Park
A WSDOT aerial planning map dated 11/6/2021 showing the proposed SR 509 New Expressway alignment (red lines) relative to Des Moines Creek Trail Park, with project boundaries (dashed black lines), wetland areas, contour elevations, and adjacent features including an Amazon Warehouse and the City of SeaTac boundary. The document is labeled 'For Discussion Purposes Only' and is part of the Puget Sound Gateway Program involving SR 509, I-5, and SR 167. -
2016-01-01Des Moines Barnes Creek Trail Route Analysis Map — Parks Recreation and Senior Services Master Plan 2016–2021
A route analysis map produced by KPG for the Des Moines Barnes Creek Trail, showing existing Des Moines Creek Trail, established Barnes Creek Trail, and recommended trail routes across three sections (North, Central, and South). Key landmarks labeled include City of Des Moines/Lieutenant Memorial Park, St. Philomena Catholic School, Midway Cemetery, Highline School District, and Highline Community College.