It was 12:30 a.m. last Friday. Our two Sea Scout boats were docked peacefully at Friday Harbor when they were awakened by frantic shouts for help.

Say you’re walking along the boardwalk at the Port and you see whitecaps out on the Sound. You wonder how fast the wind is blowing and whether it will continue or slack off. Another time you may wonder about the tides: when the next high or low tide will be and how high or low it will get. Sometimes you just want to know how hot it is or how cold. Is it going to rain or is there a chance it will snow?

The King salmon season opened last Friday in both of the marine areas bordering the Port. Our public launchers and dry storage launchers are always busy when the fishing season begins and this year was no exception, in fact it was the busiest weekend of the year so far.

While the physical world that we can touch and see changes with the time of year, so too does the cycle of administration at the Port of Edmonds.

On Monday, June 21, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., the Port of Edmonds will be hosting another open house meeting to obtain public input on future Harbor Square redevelopment.

This weekend the Port of Edmonds will be humming with activity; it’s Waterfront Festival time again.

A heartfelt “thank you” to everyone that attended the Port’s recent public input session on the future of Harbor Square. The purpose of the gathering was plain, unvarnished and twofold: to share the Port’s criteria for redeveloping Harbor Square and to hear the public’s thoughts and ideas on the topic.

It has been said that our respect for the environment can be measured by what we throw away. Perhaps more realistically, it might better say not only what we throw away, but where and how we choose to do it, as well.

As the Port begins the public planning process for Harbor Square redevelopment, we have a particular sensitivity to how this project may impact the Edmonds Marsh.

There are all kinds of reasons to be proud of your Port. Having been named the best marina in America certainly tops the list. Not far behind, however, are the Edmonds Sea Scouts. The Port has been the official sponsor of that worthy organization since it’s inception 16 years ago, in 1994.

At the regular Commission meeting last week, a report on economic development in Snohomish County was presented by EDC Executive Director, Deborah Knudson. The report expressed the latest demographic, business development and tax base information. It was focused on the greater Edmonds/Woodway community. It revealed some challenging questions and framed the economic realities facing future development that was not always pretty or pleasant to hear.

As winter shadows slowly give way to the nascent colors of the coming spring, a new kind of flower has bloomed along the Edmonds waterfront.

In the coming months you are going to hear quite a bit about Harbor Square. The Port Commissioners of the Port of Edmonds will be reviewing options for what the future of the development might be.

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