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