University of Washington North Sound
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The University of Washington North Sound was a proposed new
In March 2008, Randy Hodgins, University of Washington spokesman, announced that "it’s not happening this year at all"
Proposed sites
There were four finalist sites that were judged more favorable than up to 80 other sites. Two finalists have since been disqualified.[7]
Possible locations
Everett Station
A new campus may be located at
The site along with the other Everett site has portions that are contaminated.[9]
North Marysville
The North Marysville site is the most northerly and largest site. Its land is shared by the cities of Marysville and Arlington. It is 394 acres (1.59 km2) large and is located between Smokey Pt. Blvd. (west), 51st Ave. (east), 156th St. (south), and 160th St. (north).
The closest school district to the site and the surrounding community of Smokey Pt. is the Lakewood School District.
Disqualified locations
Everett Kimberly-Clark/Snohomish River
The Kimberly-Clark/Snohomish River site was purchased in 2005 by
Lake Stevens/Cavalero Corner
The
Future
Due to the state's significant budget shortfall, plans for a new campus have been delayed indefinitely.[10] There are also concerns by several state legislators that such a campus may not be necessary due to the recent growth of UW's Bothell campus and Bellevue College becoming a new four-year college.[11]
References
- ^ Buhain, Venice (May 25, 1999). "But what does it mean?". The Daily. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014.
- Everett Herald, January 17, 2008.
- Everett Herald, January 17, 2008.
- Everett Herald, January 17, 2008.
- ^ "UW North Sound Must Wait Another Year".
- ^ "HECB Hires Consultant to Work on North Sound Campus Sites: University of Washington State Relations". washington.edu. February 22, 1999. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ a b Cornfield, Jerry (February 5, 2009). "Factions in Everett and Marysville competing for UW branch no closer to consensus | HeraldNet.com - Local news". HeraldNet.com. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Lynn Thompson, "2 UW sites said to be contaminated", The Seattle Times, January 17, 2008.
- ^ "UW north campus plans delayed again". The Seattle Times. December 2, 2008.
- ^ "State OKs 2nd 4-year program for Bellevue College". The Seattle Times. August 1, 2009.