My travels today took me to Sharpes Corner, where I took a driving tour on the street completed recently by the City of Anacortes Public Works Department. This street section represents access and infrastructure (water, power, sewer, phone, etc.) for the Willette Business Park, a future campus-style business park that will be owned, leased and operated by the city. The inset photo is from October 2011. Funding includes the City of Anacortes, $217,000; Skagit County Economic Distress Grant, $140,000; state Transportation Improvement Board (TIB), $711,00.
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.
