The long-awaited and long-planned extension of College Street Northeast in Lacey is finally complete, according to a check of the property and a city official at the scene.
How long has the city been working toward this goal? Lacey Mayor Andy Ryder has previously put it this way: Ryder, who is in his 50s, recalled seeing a sign announcing the planned extension when he was a student at Chinook Middle School, which is near the extended road.
What took so long? One element of a major road extension through a residential neighborhood is the need for a city to acquire right-of-way for the project from property owners…