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Fire Station 52. Both recommended sites for 52s are very close to City Hall. <br />One site is right on Southcenter Blvd, but would require displacement of <br />businesses and a homeowner. It is also located at a very dangerous <br />intersection that could make it difficult to exit and enter the station. The <br />second site is actually on the City Hall campus, in the back parking lot. The <br />drawbacks to this site are losing parking, and giving that station a back -in <br />station rather than a pull through station. While not ideal, the pros of saving <br />money on the property and having the headquarters on the City Hall campus <br />outweighed the cons for the group. The group also noted that demand for <br />parking would decrease with Police and the Court moving to the Justice <br />Center. The group preferred option two. <br />Public Works Shops. The two recommended sites for the Public Works <br />facility are very different. They are both located in North Tukwila. The first is <br />two separate sites, across East Marginal Way South from each other, on the <br />north side of the river bank. Some of the buildings could potentially be <br />reused, but there are still budget concerns with the northern site. And the <br />group was concerned with employees having to cross East Marginal, a rather <br />busy street. The group noted it would be ideal to have the site be contiguous. <br />At the time of this meeting, it was thought that any contiguous site would be <br />prohibitively expensive. The southern site is on the small side, but could <br />potentially house both facilities on one property. The group was not <br />completely satisfied with either site. The group opted to make no definite <br />recommendation, but stated that their preference would be the northern <br />site, or the combination of northern and southern sites. <br />*Addendum. During the week of October 9t", the group was presented <br />with a third option for the Public Works sites by email and phone. After <br />doing more research, it was determined that a contiguous site of the first <br />option is financially feasible. It allows the facility to be on the same <br />property. The existing buildings could potentially be re -used for the new <br />shops, and the property has multiple entry and exit points. The <br />community members of the committee all expressed support for this site. <br />They agreed with the pros of the site, and noted concerns that included <br />being north of the river in the event of bridge failure, and the shop <br />employees being farther away from other city facilities (work sites). <br />Justice Center. The Committee has identified two recommended Justice <br />Center sites that are both on Tukwila International Boulevard. The western <br />site would require displacing some businesses, but also has many benefits. It <br />is located prominently on Tukwila International Boulevard, and has several <br />entry and exit points, allowing east of access and deployment in multiple <br />directions. This property also includes a parcel for unstructured parking, <br />