Public invited to South Park landfill redevelopment meeting, Nov. 30

South Park Landfill Citizens' Advisory Committee also to be honored for service

2005 Archived News

Citizens who are interested in learning more about a recently signed agreement to transform the old South Park landfill site into an industrial development are invited to attend a public meeting, Nov. 30 at the South Park Community Center.

The meeting will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the South Park Community Center, 8319 8th Ave. So., Seattle. King County staff will be on hand at the meeting to discuss the history of the project and potential future activities, and to introduce the developer to the community.

Earlier this month, King County Executive Ron Sims announced a purchase and sale agreement with South Park Property Development that is expected to bring much-needed living wage jobs by redeveloping the 19.4-acre South Park Landfill. The property, one of the largest vacant parcels of industrial land left in the south Seattle Area, is southwest of the Seattle Transfer and Recycling Center and adjacent to State Route 509.

King County Councilmember Dow Constantine, whose district includes the South Park community, will be at the meeting to recognize the South Park Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) for their many years of service in guiding the development project.

The King County Solid Waste Division began marketing the property after a site investigation concluded in 1999 that the property could support industrial development. The CAC helped define what the development goals should be for the property, including:

• Providing living wage jobs,
• Complying with all regulatory requirements,
• Demonstrating an ability to protect and enhance the environment, and
• Creating an open and spacious environment, with sidewalks for pedestrian access, buffers and other criteria.

The redevelopment of this site is an example of Executive Sims' SmartGrowth initiative to concentrate growth in urban infill areas and to use existing infrastructure more efficiently.