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Port is delaying closing.”

Lefeber wrote that the Port will not be able to open up the parking lot during the annual Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival. The lot was not open during the Labor Day weekend as hoped.

“We respect the City’s permitting process and will continue to work as fast as we can to get this lot open to the community,” Lefeber said.

In August, the Port of Everett Commission authorized the property acquisition of the former Mukilteo ferry terminal holding lanes to preserve the property for the future redevelopment of the Mukilteo waterfront.

In a news release, the Port said it was purchasing the .89 acres located across from Ivar’s at 707 Front St. from Mukilteo Landing LLC to “ensure the site’s optimal development potential strikes a balance with the community’s desires for the future of 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 10-year period. The sale of the property was scheduled to close Sept. 2.

As part of the purchase and sale agreement, Mukilteo Landing was to 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 to the public. Signs about public parking and the delay were posted on the lot.

The site used to be leased by Washington State Ferries for the ferry holding lanes until the new ferry terminal opened in 2020.

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