05/30/2007: "SJ Assisted Living Breaks Ground May 30"

San Juan Assisted Living will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the “Village at the Harbour” (sic), a new 5.6 million dollar complex located on 1.5 acres next to the Mullis Center in Friday Harbor, Washington at 2:30 p.m.

The groundbreaking will be held on the construction site immediately to the west of the Mullis Center and attendees may park in the Mullis Center parking lot. Light refreshments will be served and entertainment provided by the 8th Grade Band from Friday Harbor Middle School directed by Janet Olsen.

Speakers at the event will include project developers Seanene Kennedy and Brian Brown, Gordon Steele, and Mayor David Jones.

The “Village at the Harbour” is a 36 unit assisted living complex of 28,350 square feet on one and a half acres in the heart of Friday Harbor, Washington. The single story project consists of one bedroom and studio residences. Financing is a partnership between private members, most of whom are San Juan Island residents, and Islanders Bank.

The project is conveniently located near other facilities in the neighborhood including the Mullis Senior Center, Inter Island Medical Center, San Juan Health Care Associates, Emergency Medical Services, Marketplace Grocery Store, nearby churches, city and county services.

The original schematic design of “Village at the Harbour” was done by San Juan Island architect El Baylis who also designed the Salal project of the Community Home Trust. It will be constructed by Fisher and Sons of Burlington, Washington who built the Whidbey Island Bank and the annex of Islanders Bank, both in Friday Harbor.