The community was originally built because of a gold rush in the early 20th century.
Some new schools need to be built because of increasing population, leaving vacancies in the old buildings.
Such a project could almost certainly not be built today, however, because of huge cuts in Federal spending for such construction.
The full plan, however, was never fully built because of lack of funding.
Major walls were built at this time because of a need for defense.
The decision put them at odds with Federal environmentalists, who have said the road should not be built because of its adverse effect on wetlands.
The fee would decline for projects built farther away from the Sound, because of their smaller impact on the water.
It could not be built too near the river because of the danger of flooding.
High-rise projects cannot be built in Washington because of federal limitations on building height.
Later on, they had built houses further inland because of high tide.