LISTEN: Federal Way Hearing Examiner Phil Olbrechts 'honored' to hear the Warehouse A appeal
Quotable:
"When the change is for all time, and involves a unique physical asset, I think we have to weigh it very, very carefully to see what price we are going to have to pay for economic progress."
George Weyerhaeuser, in a 1969 Sports Illustrated interview
Campus highlighted in Land Conservation Initiative
Quotable:
"We will save the forested lakeshore and trails of the former Weyerhaeuser Campus in Federal Way."
Dow Constantine, King County Executive, announcing his 2018 Land Conservation Initiative to save 65,000 acres of forests, farmlands, shorelines and trails
Quotable:
“Due to its exceptional historic and architectural significance, particular care must be taken with any new development. New buildings must be sensitive to the original design philosophy of the campus, which emphasized integration with the landscape and environmental sensitivity.”
The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
Before & After: Loss of forests, trails
$15,000 raised in 2018! Stayed tuned for 2019...
