Our current Parking Lot holds 30 cars.
With the Galbraith Easements secured and access guaranteed forever, the WMBC has assembled an all-star team of professionals and we've been working hard on a new parking expansion design and implementation plan on Samish Way. Our goal is to greatly increase safety for all trail users (especially after-school bike clubs), road cyclists on Samish Way and drivers entering /exiting the parking lot.
We will be entering the permitting phase with intended construction to take place in September 2019. The estimated cost of the new parking lot is $285,000 and the WMBC and we NEED our members to step up and help us raise those funds.
A huge thank you to the Rotary Club of Bellingham for kickstarting our capital campaign for the parkng lot expansion with their extremely generous gift of $100,000!!
Donor Levels: We need your help!
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Key Parking Lot Design Elements:
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140 Parking stalls
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10 x 19’ long stalls to accommodate longer vehicles and bike racks
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2 Vault toilets
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Kiosk with maps and Information
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Crosswalk across Samish Way
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Access will be directly across from Galbraith Lane
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Trail access into Lake Padden Park
Our Team of professionals includes:
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Barry Dikeman - General Manager, RAM Construction
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JP Slagle – Civil Engineer, Freeland and Associates
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Jon Hansen – Geotechnical Engineer, Associated Earth Sciences
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Ed Miller and Liliana Hansen – Wetland Biologist, Miller Environmental
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Jed Sims and Jeremy Disch – Surveyors, Powertek Engineers
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Shane Kelling – Machine Operator, RAM Construction
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Chris Luna – Masonry Bathroom, Construction by Champion
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Kyle Salisbury – Vault Toilets and Concrete curb stops, Granite Pre-cast
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Mark Lee – Legal, Brownlie, Wolf and Lee
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Josh Neyman - Project Manager, Bellingham Parks and Recreation
