Bonney Lake City Council to Consider Multimillion-Dollar Property Sales

The public can comment Tuesday on the Bonney Lake City Council’s plan to sell land it bought nine years ago as the possible site for a new city hall.

The council plans to declare as surplus the property at the corner of 192nd Avenue East and Sumner-Buckley Highway. The 6.2-acre property is assessed at $1.6 million. The public hearing on the matter is part of the agenda for the Tuesday, May 14, regular City Council meeting.

The council also plans to approve the sale of 4.5 acres of land, at 9320 Angeline Road and 18426 SR 410 E., to Renwood L.L.C. The developer plans to combine them with the neighboring 6.34 acres it already owns along 189th Ave. Court E. to build “a high quality multi-family housing project,” according to council briefing papers.

Renwood will pay $1.09 million for the property and another $200,000 for the city to relinquish its right-of-way easement and to remove the unbuilt section of 186th Avenue from the Downtown Plan.

Renwood’s plans are for a 184-unit apartment complex with a community building, as well as a public pedestrian trail that will link to the civic center and the Fennel Creek Trail. Permits would be “fast-tracked” and construction would start this year.

Also on Tuesday’s agenda:

•Mayor Neil Johnson is expected to proclaim May 31 “Paint the Town Purple Day” in honor of the Relay for Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society.

•Johnson will proclaim May 19-25 as Public Works Week to recognize the contributions that public works employees make to the community.

The council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bonney Lake Justice & Municipal Center, 9002 Main St. E. Read the full Bonney Lake City Council agenda here.