Status

As of August 2023 

In January 2023, the City of Shoreline was notified that the Town of Woodway and Snohomish County were utilizing the interlocal agreement process set forth in RCW 35A.14.296 to annex the Point Wells area to Woodway. As provided in RCW 35A.14.296, the City requested to be a party to that interlocal agreement so it could ensure considerations for mitigation were set forth in the interlocal agreement given the impacts any development of Point Wells would have on the City. After several months of negotiations, the City and Woodway agreed to the terms of the interlocal agreement and Snohomish County accepted those terms.

Review the Interlocal Agreement

The City as well as the Town of Woodway, Snohomish County, and Olympic View Water & Sewer District will hold public hearings on the interlocal agreement to allow the public to provide testimony on the agreement. 

Public Hearings 

The public hearings are scheduled as follows:

City of Shoreline:  September 25, 2023
Snohomish County:  October 4, 2023
Town of Woodway:  October 2, 2023
Olympic View Water & Sewer District:  October 2, 2023

Contact the jurisdiction for the time and location of the public hearing and, how to provide public testimony.

The interlocal agreement can be executed after the public hearings.  Once executed, Woodway can begin the process to annex Point Wells.

As of July 2023

The Washington State Supreme Court denied BSRE's petition to review the Court of Appeals decision upholding Snohomish County's denial of BSRE's application to turn Point Wells into a high-density Urban Center. This ends BSRE's attempt to create an Urban Center at Point Wells. If BSRE wishes to redevelop Point Wells they will need to submit a new application that meets the requirements for a smaller-scale Urban Village.