The Wine was Fine

Celebrating Korean American culture

Councilmember Jason Moon’s inaugural event was a big success

by

“Port and City Council set guidelines for the waterfront.”

See page 2

LLC is pleased that the Port of Everett had the vision to incorporate the property as a significant and strategic piece of the developing Mukilteo Waterfront Plan,” said Patrick McCourt with Mukilteo Landing LLC.

In June, a plan for the redevelopment of the Mukilteo waterfront was approved by the Port and City of Mukilteo after extensive public outreach. The next step is to determine a partnership agreement to allow the planning process to move forward.

The planning area stretches from Lighthouse Park to Edgewater Beach.

“This acquisition is consistent with the unified vision for the waterfront adopted by the Port Commission and Mukilteo City Council,” Port Commissioner Tom Stiger said.

“This is certainly a step in the right direction. The community will be well-served as the Port works with the City of Mukilteo to redevelop the waterfront.”

The Port is buying the property for $3.5 million. It will pay $1.5 million at closing and the remaining $2 million over a 10year period. The sale of the property is scheduled to close Sept. 2.

As part of the purchase and sale agreement, Mukilteo Landing will perform seal coating, striping, and landscaping at the site to support a temporary parking lot to meet waterfront user needs as the planning process evolves.

Ninety-nine parking spaces are expected to open shortly to the public.

“This interim parking solution is merely a tool to get people access to the waterfront until a plan can be developed, approved, see MUKILTEO WATERFRONT page 16 u in the spring. The weather cooperated, which made for a great day for wine

35 wines, 11 wineries, and many happy sippers in Old Town

by

Spectacular blue skies, the stunning Mukilte o shoreline, and good wine made for a perfect summer day at the Mukilteo Wine Fest in Old Town Saturday, Aug. 13.

“We love coming down to Mukilteo, especially when the weather is this great, and then you add in wine tasting. That’s hard to beat,” Snohomish County resident Molly Harris-Cole said. “We aren’t wine experts, but we know what we like.”

Wine Fest was the second of two wine tasting events arranged by the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce. The first was in spring.

“This is an excellent opportunity to show off and showcase Mukilteo,” Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kandace Barnes said.

“But the big thing is that it’s a great event for our local businesses.” The event featured 35 wines from 11 different vineyards, mostly from Washington, Oregon, and

After being appointe d to the Mukilteo City Council in January, Councilmember Jason Moon said one of his priorities was to launch an inaugural Korean American Appreciation Day.

Now, seven months later, his vision has come to fruition. On Saturday, Aug. 13, nearly 400 people of all nationalities gathered at Kamiak High School to enjoy dances and eat traditional Korean food.

Nationally, Korean American Day is celebrated annually on Jan. 13.But the local event was chosen in honor of Korea’s Aug. 15 Independence Day

“I am really surprised that we have this many people,” said Moon, 40. “It must have been around 11 a.m. when we had maybe 100 people. Now there are about 400 or so. It’s extraordinary to see.”

Mukilteo has one of the largest Korean populations in the state at around 2,000 residents, Moon said. He said, however, that most