BY PEPPER FISHER
Port Angeles – Amazon has staked a claim on a new property to build a 58,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in Port Angeles.
City officials told KONP that a company called Port Angeles, WA LLC submitted a SEPA Checklist Application for “Project Peninsula,” to be built on a 25.6-acre property on Critchfield Road near where it intersects with Edgewood Drive. The applicant is listed as Eric Seamands of Ambrose Property Group, the same person who represented Amazon in its first attempt at a property near Fairchild Airport. That effort, despite being approved by City and state officials, fell apart last year due to federal environmental requirements.
The new application was deemed complete by City staff on May 6, and on May 17, the City published a Public Notice of application with a 14-day comment period that expires on May 31. The application and associated documents are currently available on the City’s website at cityofpa.us.
The application includes a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist, which has a 100-day decision period. The City says a determination will be made by a SEPA official by August 14, barring any complications. A SEPA determination has to be made before any permit applications can be approved by the City.
This time, the proposed facility is not within the flight path of the Fairchild Airport and is not expected to trigger any federal restrictions.
Amazon’s previous proposal was to build a distribution warehouse facility that they said would employ around 70 people.
