Port Angeles: Megayacht marina construction could start by fall

PORT ANGELES — It would moor up to 50 luxury yachts, each in its own “house.”

Two gated, 25-foot piers linked to the docks would jut out into Port Angeles Harbor from the Ediz Hook shoreline. There could be a seaplane dock, too.

Along with the marina there would be a 6,000-square-foot Lower Elwha Klallam tribal cultural center/museum.

ADVERTISEMENT
0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
00:00
00:00
 

These are the basics of newly renewed plans for the $7 million Elwha Landing Cultural Center and Yacht Marina by a Tacoma developer working with the Lower Elwha tribe.

First proposed almost two years ago, this marina for “megayachts” is finally moving toward reality.

But tricky land transfers to the tribe still need to be completed, there are issues over state tidelands — and one local fisheries expert calls the project a “monstrosity” and worries about the project’s environmental impact.

Still, construction could begin as soon as this fall.

The 50 covered slips would encourage well-to-do yacht owners to come to Port Angeles to have their boats repaired, serviced and restocked with fuel and provisions.

———–

The rest of the story appears in the Sunday Peninsula Daily News.

More in News

Milan Pohl of Port Angeles points out the features of a greenhouse he built to cover a portion of his plot at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. Pohl said on Friday that the greenhouse and a twin structure on an adjoining bed would be used to grow eggplant, peppers and other heat-loving plants. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Community garden plot

Milan Pohl of Port Angeles points out the features of a greenhouse… Continue reading

x
Nominations open for Community Service awards

Forms due March 25; event scheduled for May 1

Influenza numbers trending down in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Public health officer says it’s not too late for vaccine

NOAA lease in Port Angeles on list of terminations

A lease held by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Continue reading

Tyler Leisten.
Leisten gradutes from basic law enforcement academy

Tyler Leisten has graduated from the Washington State Basic… Continue reading

Nicole Merrigan, owner of Strait Up Foam Fun, left, talks with Carol Koenig of Sequim during Thursday’s Clallam County Job Fair at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. About two dozen prospective employers took part in the event, hosted by the Greater Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Job fair

Nicole Merrigan, owner of Strait Up Foam Fun, left, talks with Carol… Continue reading

Funding from the state Department of Commerce will be matched with private donations to fix the Upper Hoh Road this spring, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday. (Olympic National Park)
State funds to repair Hoh Road

Private donations to match Commerce grant

Grant would help Port of Port Townsend with larger vessels

Two-phase project intended to increase efficiency

Port Angeles City Manager Nathan West gives his annual presentation on the state of the city on Wednesday to the Greater Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce at the Red Lion Hotel. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ efforts on housing, homelessness top annual address

Manager provides State of the City comments to chamber

Master Gardener Honey Niemann of Port Townsend trims a barberry bush on Wednesday to keep it from infringing on the daffodils blooming at Master Gardener Park at the corner of 10th Street and Sims Way in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Signs of spring

Master Gardener Honey Niemann of Port Townsend trims a barberry bush on… Continue reading