Published June 2003

Flight center’s biz plan approved by county

SCBJ Staff

In May, the Snohomish County Council unanimously approved the business plan for a National Flight Interpretive Center at Paine Field and also selected Freiheit & Ho Architects Inc. to design and Seattle-based URS Corp. to manage construction of the $21.7 million project.

Early plans call for a 52,000-square-foot museum that includes an education center, a regional conference center and a restaurant. The project, to be built off Paine Field Boulevard, will also include an 11,500-square-foot building that will be used as the Boeing Tour Center.

Project Manager Bill Lewallen said Bellevue-based Freiheit & Ho is making subconsultant Merritt+Pardini the lead designer for the flight center.

If all goes as planned, construction could start in late March 2004, Lewallen said. Several key votes still must be taken before building starts, however. Next up, the county and the Snohomish County Public Facilities District will have to decide how much the district will contribute to the museum.

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