Imagine: more frequent ferries sailing into a new dock up the Mukilteo shore, near what was once the Mukilteo tank farm. Hundreds of cars idle along the waterfront, waiting to load onto the ferry. Nearby, more cars park to board the Sounder Train as it speeds along the shore. A boardwalk snakes through parking lots, past a multi-modal transportation hub, and a new $10million-$16 million pier. Stretching 600 feet into the Sound, the pier welcomes huge barges with large, pre-assembled airplane parts. These parts will travel to Boeing via the railroad spur in Mukilteo’s Japanese Gulch. They may be used to complete new Boeing planes, which could use more pieces pre-assembled in other countries and fewer workers in Everett than ever before.
The Boeing pier features prominently in the Port of Everett’s plans for our shoreline. However, the Mukilteo mayor and city council have not been involved in the regional partnership. An organization working to keep Boeing in Washington has not been involved in the plans for the shoreline so far and was not aware of the pier plans until the average citizen read about it in The Herald.
This pier location on our treasured waterfront could dramatically transform our beaches, shoreline environment and views. Our Mukilteo city leadership is known for its lawsuit with the Mukilteo School District, difficult relations with other governmental agencies and a tendency to push their point without compromise. Will they be able to safeguard our city’s interests and work together with the numerous agencies and interests involved?
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