The Department of Enterprise Services will host the second in a series of meetings about the long-term management of Capitol Lake from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 26 at the 1500 Jefferson Street building in Olympia.

Capitol Lake is a 260-acre reservoir located in Olympia and Tumwater. Enterprise Services manages the lake as part of the 486-acre Capitol Campus.

The 2015 Legislature included language in the capital budget (see page 55, section Sec. 1095) directing Enterprise Services to make progress on reaching an agreement about the long-term management of Capitol Lake, building on the recommendations from the 2014 Ruckelshaus Center Situation Assessment report and other past work.

An executive work group, with representatives from the Squaxin Island Tribe, cities of Olympia and Tumwater, Thurston County and the Port of Olympia, met on Jan. 29, 2016 to start the discussion about the long-term management of Capitol Lake.

The Legislature wants the committee to explore many issues, including:

• Identification of hybrid approaches for managing the lake.
• A sustainable funding plan for future management alternatives.
• A shared governance structure to manage implementation of an immediate plan and oversee the water body over the long-term.

Enterprise Services must develop a report that summarizes the work of the committee and submit it to the Legislature by Jan. 1, 2017.

Learn more about Capitol Lake management issues.

Public comment will be built into the process later, but will not be taken at the Feb. 26 meeting.

The 1500 Jefferson Street building is located between 14th Avenue and Maple Park Avenue in Olympia, just south of the roundabout. Get directions.

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