SITE SELECTION
WHY THIS SITE There are many sites within the city of Aberdeen that are capable of holding the program of a mixed-use sustainable community. However, this particular site provides a few unique opportunities. The first is its access to the river. The Chehalis River is the entry point of the local watershed to the ocean through one of the largest harbor inlets on the Washington Coast. Aberdeen is the farthest town up the river that the large lumber shipping boats and barges can travel. The river
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is also a popular fishing spot for salmon and steelhead. In addition the Sawmill site also has a large shipping dock that the local shipbuilding company wants to maintain for the docking of their two beautiful tall ships, the Lady Washington, and the Hawaiian Chieftain. As people enter the city from the east, along the primary route from Seattle and Olympia, the first sight that greets them, other than the greeting sign “Come as You Are� (a Kurt Cobain and Nirvana reference), is the view of the empty log yard and sawmill site. This location provides