Federal Way, Washington Federal Way, Washington Flag of Federal Way, Washington Federal Way, Washington is positioned in the US Federal Way, Washington - Federal Way, Washington Federal Way is a town/city in King County, Washington, United States.
The populace was 95,171 at the 2015 United States Census. Federal Way is presently the 9th biggest city in Washington State and the 5th biggest in King County, as stated to the Enumeration Bureau's 2015 populace estimate. Originally a logging settlement, the region was first called "Federal Way" in 1929, when Federal Way School District #210 was created. The name derived from Federal Highway U.S.
99 (now State Route 99 or Pacific Highway South), which ran from Everett and Seattle to Tacoma. Federal Way High School opened in 1930, and the small-town Chamber of Commerce adopted the name in the early 1950s. The town/city was incorporated on February 28, 1990. Until 2014, Federal Way was home to Weyerhaeuser, the biggest private owner of softwood timberland in the world.
In 2014, the business reported it would vacate its Federal Way headquarters.
Federal Way is also home to the US office command posts of World Vision.
Federal Way is locally identified by its 1990s semi-urban development, characterized by landscaped off-street multi-structure apartment complexes and shopping centers.
The Commons at Federal Way (previously Sea Tac Mall), the city's only indoor shopping center, is positioned on S 320th St.
Dash Point State Park 53rd Ave SW & SW Dash Point Rd; the only advanced coastline park positioned inside the town/city including hiking trails and campground. In 2007, the town/city of Federal Way purchased a downtown lot formerly used by a defunct AMC Theatres cinema, and invited proposals from two developers, United Properties and Alpert Capital, to precarious a multi-use fortress universal in the downtown core, contiguous to the recently assembled transit center.
The town/city awarded the contract to United Properties' "Symphony" project, comprising four 15 22 story towers including 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) of retail and office space, 900 housing units, and a large downtown park which would be relinquished to the city.
As of 2011 the new developers have yet to close on the property, citing funding problem and have received the seventh extension on the territory from the city, which expires in March 2011. The developers are banking on the city's recently granted EB-5 visa qualification to encourage foreign investment in exchange for permanent resident status. As of February 1, 2011, this deal is also dead, as the developer floundered to make a required escrow deposit by the end of January. The PACC proposal has been controversial, largely over financing and self-sustaining concerns (a similar town/city project, the Federal Way Community Center, opened in 2007, ran for most of its working history in the red), but has the support of town/city leaders.
The Federal Way City Council comprises of seven at-large seats who serve for staggered four-year terms.
In November 2009, the people of Federal Way allowed Proposition 1 Led by City Council Member Jim Ferrell, 52% 48% to change the form of government from a Council manager government to a Mayor-Council or "Strong Mayor" government. Federal Way voters voted for former mayor and state representative Skip Priest as mayor on Nov.
As part of the Washington State Growth Management Act of 1990 (GMA), Federal Way has identified areas of unincorporated King County as Potential Annexation Areas (PAAs) to be took in to the city.
Federal Way's current PAAs include Star Lake and Camelot neighborhoods in Lakeland North.
In 2004, the town/city annexed the Northlake, East Redondo, and Parkway neighborhoods into the city, adding over 2,700 citizens and almost 1 square mile (2.57 km ) of area.
While Federal Way had previously considered Auburn's West Hill, Auburn took in that along with Lea Hill in 2007.
In February 2007, the town/city reported formal plans to annex the majority of unincorporated territory on its east border as one PAA titled East Federal Way, comprising the Star Lake, Camelot, Lakeland, and Jovita neighborhoods, and a strip of Peasley Canyon Road connecting the two areas.
On August 21, 2007, inhabitants of the proposed East Federal Way annexation region rejected annexation to Federal Way by a 66% to 34% margin. Opponents of the plan, favoring remaining under direct King County government, asserted fears that increased density and higher taxes would result from annexation despite proponents showing studies that taxes and fees would be unchanged. 1 Federal Way Public Schools 2,584 9 City of Federal Way 476 12 Virginia Mason Federal Way 235 Federal Way is positioned at 47 18 47 N 122 20 21 W (47.312960, 122.339173). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 22.46 square miles (58.17 km2), of which, 22.26 square miles (57.65 km2) is territory and 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2) is water. Federal Way According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Federal Way has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Federal Way has a large Korean American populace at more than 5.5%, or 4,978 in the 2013 estimates.
One journal is presented inside Federal Way.
The Federal Way Mirror. The town/city receives extra coverage from most primary media sources in both Seattle and Tacoma.
In 2008 the Federal Way Historical Society worked with Arcadia Publishing to publish Images of America: Federal Way (ISBN 0-7385-5898-2), a photographic history of the traditional Federal Way area. Shaun Bodiford, NFL wide receiver, went to Federal Way High School a b Historical Society of Federal Way (2004).
"Early Federal Way Schools and the Naming of the Federal Way Area" (PDF).
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"Downtown high-rises: Federal Way shareholder joins Symphony project".
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"Federal Way City Council to high-rise building developer: Where's your company plan?".
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"Federal Way's high-rise deal dies".
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"Crystal Way developer misses deadline for downtown site | City explores alternative".
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"Patty Murray to help raise new flag in Federal Way to honor veterans".
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Federal Way Proposed Annexation Area map Proposed East Federal Way Annexation Area East Federal Way annexation knowledge (King County) Federal Way Mirror.
"City of Federal Way 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report" (PDF).
"Federal Way, Washington Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
1990 census populace enumerated before to incorporation as Federal Way CDP.
Portion of improve returned as West Federal Way amid the 1980 census with a populace of 16,872.
"Federal Way Mirror".
"Federal Way's logging roots among nuggets of book".
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Federal Way Public Schools.
"Federal Way Public Schools Graduates of Note: James Sun".
"Federal Way Sister City Association".
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