A new Skagit County Jail is being proposed by Skagit County to replace the existing, overcrowded Skagit County Jail. The proposed facility is considered an essential public facility and would provide infrastructure to serve the residents, cities/towns, and tribes of Skagit County over the next 15 to 20 years. The project is also intended to accommodate future jail infrastructure needs over a 40- to 50-year planning horizon.
The full EIS is available here.
Alternatives being considered include no action and construction of a new, expanded jail facility on two alternative sites in the City of Mount Vernon—the Alf Christianson Seed Site and the Truck City/Suzanne Lane Site. A new, expanded jail would accommodate 400 inmate beds at immediate build-out and up to 800 inmate beds at full build-out.
The 7.8-acre Alf Christianson Seed Site is located on 21 parcels within the corporate limits of Mount Vernon. This site is bound by East Kincaid Street to the north, Interstate-5 to the east, East Section Street to the south, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad to the west (Township 34N Range 4E Section 20).
The 10.4-acre Truck City/Suzanne Lane Site is located on 5 parcels within the corporate limits of Mount Vernon. This site is bound by Old Highway 99 South Road to the west, Interstate-5 to the east, McFarland Lane to the north of the site, and Suzanne Lane to the south of the site (Township 34N Range 4E Section 32).