West RichlandWednesday, November 11
Amazon confirms it bought West Richland ranch land and sets a Nov. 19 open house
The Daily Kennewick team
If you've got questions about the West Richland data center, Amazon is hosting an open house from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Enterprise Middle School. City officials said Amazon organizes the event and the city doesn't sponsor it.
Amazon Web Services confirmed Nov. 2 it's the buyer behind nearly 1,000 acres at Lewis & Clark Ranch, along Ruppert Road. An AWS spokeswoman said the first phase is three buildings, and the site could grow to as many as 21. Residents have packed city council and planning commission meetings and posted signs against a data center.
The campus could start small and grow big
- 21
- buildings at most if the campus grows fully
- 3
- buildings in the first phase
- $264 million
- for the land deal
- Where: Enterprise Middle School, 5200 Paradise Way, West Richland
- Format: "science fair" style, with staff on hand for questions
- Permits: no site plan submitted to the city yet
- Review: the project falls under state environmental review (SEPA)
Trammell Crow Co. bought the land in July, and AWS said such arrangements are standard. Amazon estimates a three-building phase would add 120 to 150 full-time jobs and bring in millions of dollars in local taxes.
The land changed hands twice before Amazon confirmed it
- July 10Land 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 to West Richland that it bought the land
- Nov. 19Amazon will hold an open house from 5 to 8 p.m.