West RichlandTuesday, November 3
Amazon is the company behind the West Richland data center plan and will hold an open house Nov. 19
The Daily Kennewick team
If you've wondered who's behind the plan for West Richland's Lewis & Clark Ranch, we now know. Amazon Web Services confirmed Monday that it's the actual buyer behind the $264 million deal for nearly 1,000 acres, which Trammell Crow Co. bought from the Frank Tiegs estate in July. AWS says it plans three buildings first. The site could grow to 21.
Amazon's West Richland campus could grow from 3 buildings to 21
- 21
- buildings at most on the site
- 3
- buildings planned for the first phase
- $264 million
- for nearly 1,000 acres
- 120 to 150
- full-time jobs from the first phase
Sources: Bellingham Herald, Nonstop Local News
Amazon told the city the first phase could bring millions of dollars in local taxes each year. No permit applications have been filed.
- Open house: 5-8 p.m. Nov. 19, Enterprise Middle School
- Open house address: 5200 Paradise Way, West Richland
- Cooling: outside air 93% of the time, per AWS
- Nearby: about 200 homes across Ruppert Road
The West Richland City Council is expected to consider an ordinance at its 6 p.m. meeting tonight that would set a six-month moratorium on data center development. Earlier meetings drew dozens of speakers who raised concerns about utility prices and noise.
The ranch sold twice in July, and two public meetings come next
- July 10Ranch land sells to TC West Richland 1 LLC for $82.7 million.
- July 16Same parcels sell to WKC31 Development LLC for $263.7 million.
- Nov. 2Amazon confirms it bought the land and is exploring a data center campus.
- Nov. 3City council to consider an interim data center moratorium at 6 p.m.
- Nov. 19Amazon open house runs 5-8 p.m. at Enterprise Middle School.