The Washington State Department of Information Services (DIS) will be constructing a state-of-the-art data center and office buildings on the eastern side of the Capitol Campus in Olympia (on the current Wheeler parking lot site, east of Jefferson, south of 14th). One of the two office facilities will also house the headquarters of the Washington State Patrol. The office complex and data center is expected to be completed in 2010.

DIS is working with the developer, Wright Runstad & Company, and their design team from NBBJ, to create and produce a creative, efficient and comprehensive design for the project. As part of that process, DIS met with neighbors, committees and other stakeholders to seek input and suggestions about the design and building process. Materials from these meetings can be found at: http://dis.wa.gov/newbldgmtgsmat.htm. DIS continues to work closely with the City of Olympia, the architects, planners, and others to address the issues that were raised at the meetings.

On March 26, we held our most recent community meeting to review the current status of the project. Topics of discussion at the meeting included a discussion of the revised SEPA checklist incorporating the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA), public comments, and agency reviews. Materials from this meeting are available at: http://dis.wa.gov/commtg03262008.pdf. New information about the project will continue to be posted to this site as it becomes available. Please check back often for the latest information.

If you have any questions, please contact Joanne Todd at: joannet@dis.wa.gov