North Transfer Station Design Meeting

The North Transfer Station (aka the garbage dump down on N 34th Street near Fremont) is making its slow way through the design process. These Tuesday, July 9th from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm there will be a public meeting on the progress at the Lake Washington Rowing Club, 910 N Northlake Way. According to the announcement, the meeting will feature a full presentation on the station design process, and attendees can learn about the current station design, and the plan for open space and community amenities:

Built in the mid-1960s, the existing station, located at 1350 North 34th St., is prone to equipment breakdowns, does not control odors or noise well, and does not provide adequate space for current or future recycling and solid waste transfer operations.

SPU began planning to rebuild the station in 2007 with the formation of a stakeholder advisory committee to provide detailed input on design of the new station. The committee’s work culminated in June 2011 with a consensus recommendation to SPU for the conceptual design. SPU Director Ray Hoffman accepted the recommendations and agreed to implement them into the facility design. In 2011, a group of neighborhood residents was formed to ensure the design of the new facility reflected community values in the use of open space.

To view the conceptual design of the new station and open space, visit the project website: www.seattle.gov/util/transferstations.