Bothell City Council was scheduled to consider Sound Transit BRT right-of-way acquisitions

What the records say

The June 10, 2025 Bothell City Council agenda listed two resolutions under its consent agenda as item AB #25-104, Sound Transit Bus Rapid Transit Right-of-Way Acquisitions ¹. One resolution covered the City-owned Fire Station 42 parcel (No. 3067600050) at the corner of Beardslee Boulevard and NE 185th Street; the other covered a City-owned Parks parcel (No. 0726059054) on the east side of SR 522, just south of NE 180th Street ¹. The recommended action was to approve the resolutions authorizing the City Manager to execute a partial fee acquisition and temporary construction easement for the Fire Station parcel, and a partial fee acquisition, temporary construction easement, and temporary mitigation easement for the Parks parcel ¹. Sound Transit would purchase these property rights from the City, with the fee-acquired portion dedicated back to the City as public right-of-way once the project is complete ¹. Consent agenda items are passed with a single motion and vote unless a council member asks to pull one for separate discussion ¹. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.

• The Bothell City Council was scheduled to consider two right-of-way resolutions under its June 10, 2025 consent agenda, listed as AB #25-104 ¹.
• The resolutions concerned the City-owned Fire Station 42 parcel (No. 3067600050) at Beardslee Boulevard and NE 185th Street, and a City-owned Parks parcel (No. 0726059054) on the east side of SR 522 south of NE 180th Street ¹.
• The recommended action was to authorize the City Manager to execute a partial fee acquisition and temporary construction easement for the Fire Station parcel, and a partial fee acquisition, temporary construction easement, and temporary mitigation easement for the Parks parcel ¹.
• The agenda bill states there is no cost to the City; Sound Transit is compensating the City for the property rights and has reimbursed $169,920 for staff time, with up to $98,806 remaining ¹.
• The purchase agreement for the Fire Station parcel sets a $16,200 purchase price for approximately 128 square feet, and the temporary construction easement pays $6,200 with a term through September 30, 2026 unless restoration is completed earlier ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome ¹.

Why it matters

The property involved is City-owned land tied to everyday civic life — an active fire station and a park parcel — along the BRT route through downtown Bothell, including along Beardslee Boulevard, NE 185th Street, and SR 522 west of Bothell Way NE ¹. The agenda bill states there is no cost to the City: Sound Transit compensates the City for the property rights and reimburses staff time, with $169,920 reimbursed to date and up to $98,806 remaining ¹. The purchase agreement for the Fire Station parcel sets a $16,200 purchase price for approximately 128 square feet, and the temporary construction easement pays $6,200 with a term running to September 30, 2026 unless restoration is completed earlier ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The June 10, 2025 Bothell City Council consent agenda included two Sound Transit BRT right-of-way acquisition resolutions covering City-owned fire station and park parcels ¹.
• The agenda listed a recommended action to authorize the City Manager to execute right-of-way documents for the Bothell segment of the Sound Transit Bus Rapid Transit project, with Sound Transit paying the City for the property rights ¹.
• The available records do not establish whether the council approved the consent agenda or the resolutions ¹.
• The fee-acquired portion of the Fire Station parcel is to be dedicated back to the City as public right-of-way once the project is complete, per the agenda bill and resolution ¹.