North Creek Regional Trail - (#RC1546)

Update - Nov 17, 2011: Approximately 40 citizens participated in the November 2011 public open house. The county is asking for comments on options (there are three) for the north section of the trail. Exhibits and the blank comment form from the Open House are posted below. Send comments to Tina Hokanson. See contact information below. 

Message from the Snohomish County Parks Dept: The North Creek Park boardwalk will be closed November 25, 2011 through April 1, 2012 to be replaced by a new, fully-functioning boardwalk!  

Description of the trail project

In early 2009 Snohomish County began Phase I of its plan to build a section of North Creek Trail between SR 524 and 183rd Street SE, west of Bothell-Everett Highway. The trail will be part of a coordinated regional system that will
eventually connect the Sammamish River/Burke-Gillman Trail in King County
with the Snohomish County Regional Interurban Trail in Everett. The trail will be located west of Bothell-Everett Highway (SR 527), east of North Road and north of 208th St SE. 

Funding for Phase I is being provided by King County as part of an agreement to mitigate the impacts of the Brightwater Wastewater Treatment Plant, and includes purchase of the necessary right-of-way. Snohomish County is seeking funding for construction of the trail, which is likely to occur in phases.

Schedule 

1. Field work to identify several possible trail alignments/routes (2010) 
2. Public Open Houses to introduce options and seek comments in June 2010 
3. Draft Study of Alternative Alignments (late 2010/early 2011)
4. Public Open Houses to report findings/ask for comments (March 2011)
5. Additional Open House (November 2011) 
6. Approval of an alternative for design and environmental evaluation (2012)
7. SEPA environmental process - See Table 2 for Public Involvement (2012)
8. Purchase of necessary right-of-way (2011 - 2014)
   
   

Open House meetings were held

June 2010: Three meetings were held and attended by approximately 90 citizens. A variety of alignment options were presented. Citizens commented and provided additional information that helped narrow the options to two main alignments - East and West.

• Exhibits 
• Regional map of North Creek Trail
• Fact Sheet
• Comment form

March 2011 open house: Three meetings were held and attended by approximately 50 citizens. The East Alignment and a West Alignment were presented. Citizen comments led to the choice of the West Alignment with two additional options for a portion of the north section of the alignment.

• Exhibits 1-6       
• Exhibitss 7-13
• Questionnaire 
• View alignments

November 16, 2011 open house: One meeting was held and attended by approximately 40 citizens. The West Alignment was presented along with three options for the north section of the trail. The project team is receiving comments and will review those during December  

• Exhibits 
• Comparison of Alternatives  
• Aerial display of North and South sections 
• Questionnaire 
  
  

Mailings

• Newsletter - October 2011
• Newsletter - February 2011
• News release - June 2010 
• Postcard June 2010   
  

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Contacts 

• Andy Smith, Project Manager, (425) 388-3188 (questions about the project) 
• Tina Hokanson, Communications Specialist, (425) 388-3789 or
  send mail to Tina Hokanson, Snohomish County Public Works, M/S 607 - 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, WA 98201-5093
• Adrienne Hulbert, Real Property Specialist, (425) 388-3488, ext. 4282 (questions about Rights of Entry letters)
• City of Bothell North Creek Trail project 
• Snohomish County Parks Department