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Conservationists Buy 400-Acres Eyed for Development

NORTH BEND, WA-Until the Trust for Public Lands began negotiating to acquire the property, owners of the historic Tollgate Farm had their sites set on development, including one million sf of office space. Millions of dollars later, most of the farm is now public land.

By Janet Parker | Updated on November 21, 2001

NORTH BEND, WA—The 400-acre Tollgate Farm is a “cultural icon” of the North Bend community. So says Andrea Fullerton, public affairs manager for the Northwest Region of the Trust for Public Lands. Slated for development, public outcry and the significance of the property prompted the TPL to begin a campaign to acquire the property.

In July, the TPL and King County collectively acquired 370 acres of the farm from Seattle-based Miller Land and Timber LLC. TPL has now announced its acquisition of a second 51.65-acre section from Miller Land — for $6.65 million. That transaction closed on the Nov. 16.

Fullerton was unable to immediately confirm what was paid in July for the land that has since been deeded to the City of North Bend and King County. Sources, however, estimate the value of the entire Tollgate farmland to be in the range of $12 million to $14 million.

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