Pleasant Harbor Resort along Hood Canal making progress

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Updated: August 3, 2015

The 231-acre planned resort along Hood Canal in Brinnon, called the Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort, is slowly moving along.

The Statesman Group of Companies, based in Alberta, Canada, has spent about $22 million in upgrades at the Pleasant Harbor Marina, including three new docks at the 290-slip marina, a rebuilt restaurant (Galley Bistro and Pub) and retail store along with road and parking lot paving. A 28,000-gallon well was also installed to accommodate the restaurant and moorage customers.

This is the first concrete evidence that the owners are still planning to complete the project, which has been in the planning phase for nine years now.

The upgrades were to existing structures that were grandfathered in as existing land use. No work can begin on the new project until entirely approved by the Jefferson County Department of Community Development (DCD). A spokesman for the project said they hope to begin actual construction before the end of this year.

The proposed project is estimated to cost in the neighborhood of $300 million. The last big master planned community in Jefferson County was the Master Planned Resort in Port Ludlow in the 1960s.

The Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort will include a residential community, medical facility, an 18-hole championship golf course, a marina and a much needed employment boost to the Brinnon area.

The addition of a new golf course would also be welcomed by Pacific Northwest golfers who are always looking for new places to play.