Ocean Shores Advances Plan to Convert 171 E Chance A La Mer NE Into City Hall and Police Facility

Ocean Shores has advanced a proposal to convert retail-commercial space at 171 E Chance A La Mer NE into a combined City Hall and Police Department facility, a change that could eventually consolidate two core public services at one location.

The documented action is an environmental review determination, not confirmation that city offices or police operations have moved. The sources reviewed do not establish that construction has begun, that the conversion is complete or that the project has received final approval beyond the documented State Environmental Policy Act action.

What the proposal would change

The City of Ocean Shores is the lead agency for the project. Washington State Department of Ecology records describe the proposal as a change of use from retail commercial to public and semi-public use. The intended uses are City Hall and the Ocean Shores Police Department.

The site is 171 E Chance A La Mer NE, Ocean Shores, WA 98569. The project is identified in the state record as SEPA26-000001, with SEPA number 202600812.

For residents, workers, voters, taxpayers and local businesses, the practical effect at this stage is that a potential future location for civic and police services is being evaluated. If the conversion proceeds, it could affect how the public accesses those services and how the city organizes its operations. The approved records do not provide enough information to determine the eventual effect on facility costs or daily service delivery.

Environmental review and public timeline

Washington Ecology lists the project’s determination as an MDNS issued March 3, 2026. The record identifies Ocean Shores and Grays Harbor County in connection with the project and set March 17, 2026, as the deadline for comments.

That determination is a documented step in the project’s review. It does not, by itself, establish a final opening date, construction schedule or total project cost. None of those details is established in the sources reviewed.

City activity continues

The city’s official meeting portal lists a City Council study session for Aug. 1, 2026, and a Lodging Tax Advisory Committee special meeting for Aug. 5, 2026. Those listings show continuing municipal activity during the current reporting window, which runs through August 2026.

The Aug. 1 listing alone does not establish that the facility project was discussed at that meeting. The available record also does not establish whether the city has selected a move date or begun using the proposed site. For now, the project remains a change-of-use proposal with a completed, documented March 3 SEPA determination and no confirmed construction or opening timeline.