Port Townsend: New pier will provide a home for maritime educational programs

Published 12:01 am Thursday, May 8, 2003

BY Kasia Pierzga

PORT TOWNSEND — Local maritime heritage programs got a boost this week with the city giving environmental approval to plans for a new pier on the former Thomas Oil site.

The new pier and dock will be part of the planned expansion of Northwest Maritime Center and will provide a hub for on-the-water programs offered by the Wooden Boat Foundation, the center’s anchor tenant.

The city’s environmental review of the project was completed Tuesday.

The project is envisioned as a waterfront gateway to Port Townsend, allowing visitors to reach town the way people did back when the city was first founded — by boat.

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