Sequim services to be disrupted starting Thursday for civic center move

Published 12:01 am Monday, May 11, 2015

SEQUIM — City services will be disrupted late this week as city employees move into the newly constructed $14.5 million Civic Center.

The administrative offices at 226 N. Sequim Ave. will be closed this coming Thursday and Friday.

All other city offices — the Police Department and the finance and utility billing office at 609 W. Washington St., and public works and community development departments at 615 N. Fifth Ave. — will close at noon this Thursday and remain closed until the new Civic Center opens at 8 a.m. Monday, May 18.

The Police Department will not be open for people to walk in, but police can be contacted.

Emergency dispatchers at 9-1-1 will still be available.

For non-emergency issues involving police, call 360-683-7227.

Public works also can reached. Phone 360-912-7059 for non-emergencies.

During the closure, furniture, equipment and technology infrastructure will be moved.

City staff email, telephones and voice mail service will not be available during this time period.

Additionally, there will be no passport service this Thursday or Friday.

Beginning Monday, May 18, the new Civic Center at 152 W. Cedar St. will be open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The 33,000-square-foot Civic Center will house the police station and most other city departments under one roof, eliminating the need to rent space in area buildings scattered throughout Sequim.

The $466,982 entry plaza, a public square between the Civic Center building and North Sequim Avenue, is expected to be completed by June 1.

The first City Council meeting in the new chambers is tentatively scheduled for June 8.

The building will be dedicated Saturday, June 13.