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Olympia Seeks Public Input on Cleanup Site

Sunday, July 12, 2026
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The City of Olympia is seeking public input on a cleanup plan for a former lumber mill site at 700 W Bay Dr NW. The site, known as the Solid Wood Inc Cleanup Site, was used as a lumber mill from 1925 to 1959. The Port of Olympia later stored logs there, and a plywood mill operated until it burned down in 2001. Now, the City of Olympia owns the property and is responsible for investigating and cleaning up contamination. The Washington Department of Ecology issued the SEPA notice on July 7, 2026, with public comments due by August 10. The site is in West Olympia, near the waterfront. The cleanup will address potential soil and groundwater contamination from decades of industrial use. The City of Olympia is the potentially liable person under state law for this investigation and cleanup. The City of Olympia is also working on other development changes. The city plans to amend its Unified Development Code to update terms like "home occupations" to "home based businesses" and address new work trends such as remote work and mobile services. These changes are part of broader efforts to modernize city regulations.

📄 Source: WA Ecology SEPA — Thurston County — https://data.wa.gov/resource/mmcb-z6jf.json?countyname=THURSTON
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    The City of Olympia is seeking public input on a cleanup plan for a former lumber mill site at 700 W Bay Dr NWNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The site is known as the Solid Wood Inc Cleanup Site“Project: Interim Action, Solid Wood Inc Cleanup Site”
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    The site was used as a lumber mill from 1925 to 1959“Solid Wood Inc is a cleanup site in West Olympia. This site was used as a lumber mill from 1925 to 1959.”
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    The Port of Olympia later stored logs there“The Port of Olympia bought the site in 1963 and used it to store logs.”
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    A plywood mill operated until it burned down in 2001“Then, the Solid Wood plywood veneer mill operated from 1971 until the facility burned down in 2001.”
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    Now, the City of Olympia owns the property“Now, the City of Olympia owns the site and is the potentially liable person responsible for investigating and cleaning up to”
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    The City of Olympia is responsible for investigating and cleaning up contamination“Now, the City of Olympia owns the site and is the potentially liable person responsible for investigating and cleaning up to”
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    The Washington Department of Ecology issued the SEPA notice on July 7, 2026“Issued: 2026-07-07”
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    Public comments are due by August 10No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The site is in West Olympia, near the waterfrontNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The cleanup will address potential soil and groundwater contamination from decades of industrial useNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The City of Olympia is the potentially liable person under state law for this investigation and cleanup“Now, the City of Olympia owns the site and is the potentially liable person responsible for investigating and cleaning up to”
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    The City of Olympia is also working on other development changesNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The city plans to amend its Unified Development Code to update terms like 'home occupations' to 'home based businesses'“The proposed amendments would modify Title 18 (Unified Development Code) of the Olympia Municipal Code. The proposed amendments contain general updates such as changes to the department name, grammar, and changing the name of "home occupations" to "home based businesses".”
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    The city plans to address new work trends such as remote work and mobile services“The proposed amendments would modify Title 18 (Unified Development Code) of the Olympia Municipal Code. The proposed amendments contain general updates such as changes to the department name, grammar, and changing the name of "home occupations" to "home based businesses". Other changes address a variety of subjects such as "remote work", mobile mechanics and detailers, removing references to permi”
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    These changes are part of broader efforts to modernize city regulationsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.

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