Kitsap County Trends Report...14

NORTHWEST CORPORATE CAMPUS

GROUND BREAKING IN SPRING OR SUMMER 2000:

The 188-acre business park known as the Northwest Corporate Campus hopes to break ground in the Spring or Summer of 2000. People walking to work, with office windows looking out on views of water and mountains are part of the visions of this planned development, which will be on a hill above Sinclair Inlet in South Kitsap, between Highway 16 and Old Clifton Road.

Local Jobs for Local People:

Northwest Corporate Campus hopes to attract businesses that will hire local people who otherwise work in Seattle and Tacoma. High-tech companies, corporate headquarters and call centers are among the types of businesses that are planned to be attracted to the business park.

Live Where you Work:

The project will enable people to live where they work. It will give people a better quality of life. It hopes to bring the jobs to where people are living and to stop long commuting to and from work. Fifty-six (56) acres of the property are designated for residential development. Future employees at the site may travel to work on paths that link the business park to the Northwest residential area and to McCormick Woods, an upscale living and golf community nearby.

Five-Year Process Made for an Environmentally Sensitive Project:

Bremerton city officials had to rezone the property; engineers had to study the site; and the public was given a chance to speak about the project at various hearings. This process took a total of five years. The results are a project which is sensitive to wildlife and the environment. Of the site's 377 total acres, half will remain open space.

Possible 40,000-square-foot Structure:

A 40,000-square-foot building is being considered which would house office and light-industrial businesses. Prospective tenants may buy and develop property at the park to suit their needs.

BY
RON SCIEPKO
AND ELLEN LUND,
NORTHWEST CORPORATE CAMPUS
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