Shoreline council prepares condemnation vote for 175th Street corridor properties

The Shoreline City Council is scheduled to consider condemnation and property-acquisition measures for Phase 1 of the N 175th Street Corridor Project at its 7 p.m. meeting on Monday, August 17, 2026.

The city’s agenda planner lists adoption of Ordinance 1064, which would authorize condemnation for the 175th Street Corridor Project, and Resolution 566, which would approve the project relocation plan and increase the city manager’s purchasing authority for Phase 1 property acquisition.

The items remain scheduled council actions. They have not been reported as adopted, and the agenda planner says its contents are subject to frequent change. Residents should check the current council agenda before the meeting.

What the council will consider

Ordinance 1064 concerns proposed city authority to pursue condemnation for the corridor project. Resolution 566 concerns the relocation plan and additional purchasing authority tied to acquiring property for Phase 1.

For owners, occupants and other parties connected to property interests needed for the first phase, the meeting is a decision point in the city’s acquisition and relocation process. The agenda does not establish that every property along the corridor will be acquired or displaced.

The city’s ordinances index currently lists a separate Ordinance 1060 concerning condemnation of a specific property at NE 175th Street and NE Serpentine Place for surface-water management. That earlier action should not be treated as the same matter as the pending Ordinance 1064 corridor action.

Where Phase 1 is planned

Phase 1 is focused on the intersection of N 175th Street and Meridian Avenue N and the frontage along Ronald Bog. The broader corridor extends from Stone Avenue N to Interstate 5, but the city is planning work in phases rather than treating the entire corridor as one immediate construction site.

What the project is intended to change

The city’s project description identifies planned shared-use paths, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, a new signal system, roadway improvements and utility work. The project also includes planned safety and seismic improvements near Ronald Bog, where ground conditions are a concern.

Those improvements are proposed, not completed. The city estimates that Phase 1 construction could begin in late 2027, so the August 17 action would concern the acquisition and relocation stage well before construction begins.

What happens next

If the council adopts the measures as scheduled, the city would have additional authority to pursue the Phase 1 acquisition and relocation process, subject to the final language of the adopted documents and applicable property-specific notices. If the council delays, changes or rejects either item, the schedule and authority could change.

Residents, property owners and occupants should review the current Shoreline council agenda and the city’s 175th Street Corridor Improvements project materials before the meeting. People with a direct property interest should watch for future notices and acquisition or relocation communications from the city.

Sources

• City of Shoreline Council Agenda Planner
• 175th Street Corridor Improvements Project