Mayor launches advisory group to study industrial lands and future growth
Mayor Ed Murray announced the creation of an Industrial Lands Advisory Panel tasked with providing recommendations to ensure that the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan balances growth with the needs of Seattle’s manufacturing and maritime industries. The Seattle 2035 plan, currently before the City Council, outlines a framework for equitable development and future land use in Seattle. The Mayor will make his recommendations to City Council in early 2017.
“Seattle’s unique geography has made this a beautiful place to live, and has contributed to the development a broad range of industries,” said Mayor Murray. “In the next 20 years, as we plan for an additional 120,000 people, 70,000 more housing units and 115,000 more jobs, we must balance our need to make use of available land with maintaining our critical maritime and manufacturing base. We are committed to supporting the diversity and family-wage jobs industry brings to our economy, while creating a dense, livable, and sustainable city.”
Through this conversation, the panel will recommend a new industrial lands framework that:
- Supports our maritime and industrial communities;
- Acknowledges the varying development pressures on current industrial lands;
- Recognizes the shifting nature of industrial business activity and its labor market; and
- Balances the livability needs of residents with industrial requirements.
“Growing industrial and middle-class jobs is a key priority for the Port. We commend the Mayor for having this important discussion and look forward to working together on this critical topic,” said Port of Seattle Commission President John Creighton.
Members of the committee include representation from the Port of Seattle, developers, industry, labor and the community.
- Councilmember Rob Johnson, City of Seattle
- Commissioner John Creighton, Port of Seattle
- Warren Aakervik, Ballard Oil
- Roger Bialous, Georgetown Brewing
- Dave Gering, Manufacturing Industrial Council of Seattle
- Ginny Gilder, Interbay property owner/ Seattle Storm
- Erin Goodman, SODO Business Improvement Area
- Nicole Grant, M.L. King County Labor Council
- Mikel Hansen, Sabey Corporation
- Johan Hellman, BNSF Railway
- Henry Liebman, American Life (alternate, Greg Steinhauer)
- Matt Lyons, Nucor Corporation
- Jill Mackie, Vigor/Kvichak Shipyards
- Don Marcy, NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association
- Terri Mast, Inland Boatman’s Union
- Jack McCullough, McCullough Hill Leary
- Fred Mendoza, Public Stadium Authority
- John Odland, MacMillan-Piper
- Matt Pearsall, Georgetown Community Council
- John Persak, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19
- Joe Ritzman, SSA Marine
- Doug Rosen, Alaskan Copper/Property Owner
- Tony Ross, Ocean Beauty Seafoods
- Greg Smith, Urban Visions
- Jose Vasquez, South Park Area Redevelopment Committee
- Eugene Wasserman, North Seattle Industrial Association
- Lindsay Wolpa, Port of Seattle/NW Seaport Alliance
The group will work collaboratively with city departments to create a scope of work for an economic analysis this fall; the resulting report will inform the panel’s recommendations to the Mayor. The group expects to open a competitive bidding process for this economic analysis in early September.
– See more at: Seattle Industrial Lands Advisory Group
