Court: Edmonds can build beach walkway in front of Ebb Tide condos

EDMONDS — The state Court of Appeals last week rejected the Edmonds Ebb Tide Association of Apartment Owners’ efforts to block the city from building a proper walkway on the waterfront near the ferry terminal, clearing the way for the city to pursue the project.

Residents in the five-story, 20-unit condominium building located between the Edmonds Waterfront Center and Olympic Beach Park had long complained of trespassers on their patio, instead of walking on the adjacent beach.

But for decades, the condominiums’ ownership has rejected the city’s plans to construct a proper walkway for beachgoers near 200 Beach Place.

In 1983, a 10-foot-wide, 100-foot-long easement across Ebb Tide’s private beach was signed between Edmonds and the building’s former owner, Olympic Properties. The walkway connects the Edmonds-Kingston ferry north of the building to a pier on the other side, redirecting pedestrian traffic onto the beach.

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