APRIL 2019
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Repurposing the Interbay armory National Guard looking to relocate to North Bend; Commerce department seeking redevelopment ideas By Brandon Macz
Madison Park Times editor
Washington Army National Guard Col. Adam Iwaszuk is confident the Interbay Public Development Advisory Committee will have a recommendation report on the governor’s desk by November. Gov. Jay Inslee formed the committee after the Legislature passed a proviso last year to assess the greatest public benefit for the National Guard’s Interbay armory site. The armory was built in 1974, and
is now considered deficient under current guidelines for what are now called readiness centers. Iwaszuk said the Interbay Public Development Advisory Committee is comfortable with the National Guard pursuing relocation to a 25-acre site in North Bend, but that still requires state funding to purchase the land from Puget Western Inc. The lingering question of what to do with the armory site if the National Guard does receive relocation funding was posed to the public during the first open house for developing the report on Tuesday, March 19.
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Photo by Brandon Macz Washington Army National Guard Col. Adam Iwaszuk talks about the redevelopment potential for the Interbay armory during an open house at the Ballard Eagleson VFW Post in Ballard on Tuesday, March 19.
People had the opportunity to ask questions about the property and relocation proposal, and to write comments regarding what they’d like to see happen on the 26-acre armory site at 1601 W. Armory Way. “This site has so much potential,”
said Iwaszuk, who serves on the committee and is the National Guard’s construction facilities management officer. “It’s just a matter of rezoning.” The Interbay Public Development ARMORY, Page 7