THE NEW SEQUIM Civic Center is built to last.
“Another 30, 40 or 50 years,” City Manager Steve Burkett said at its grand opening a month ago.
It will accommodate a city that’s projected to grow in population, possibly to 28,000 people in its urban growth area, by 2025, according to census projections.
Perhaps more importantly for city efficiency, almost all components of the city — including police — are now under one modern roof at 152 W. Cedar St. (Public works functions remain headquartered on North Fifth Avenue.)
The $14.5 million, 33,000-square-foot facility and accompanying small park dominated by a striking totem pole donated by the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe is fully functioning as Sequim’s government center.
On this page are some photos of the new building. But more importantly, readers can take a video tour of the Civic Center, with descriptions of the spaces, including the new police station, by city officials themselves.
The video production, produced by Peninsula Daily News staff photographer/videographer Keith Thorpe, debuts today. It can be found at right.
