Launch day
Published February 4, 2011 / by Steve Berentson
Anacortes Mayor Dean Maxwell and Public Works Director Fred Buckenmeyer (right) presided over a project kickoff event Friday at the city’s Skagit River water treatment plant. A guest list of about 200 included representatives of other government entities as well as businesses and neighbors. The plant provides water to approximately 56,000 customers in Anacortes, Oak Harbor, LaConner, the Swinomish Tribal Community and Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Construction cost of the two-year project is projected to be $56 million.
About Steve Berentson
A fourth generation Skagit County native who was moved kicking and screaming from this island community in 1960. I finally reclaimed an Anacortes address in 1980, and I have been in constant celebration of my return since that time. Many of us who call Anacortes home love Fidalgo Island for its natural assets: among them are rugged beaches, pristine lakes, thousands of acres of forestland and some awesome views of the Skagit Valley and surrounding islands. Another element of my love affair with this community is its people, both natives and immigrants. They will “star” in many of my journal entries.
