What Makes Sedro-Woolley Unique?
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Downtown Sedro-Woolley- photo by Andy Porter Photography
visitors every year. The Cascade Loop, which is over 400 miles long, has edro-Wooley has always been a designation as a National Scenic Byway. special place. Originally, the area was The city is situated just minutes from two separate towns called Sedro and Interstate-5 on Highway 20, midway Woolley, officially becoming “Sedrobetween Vancouver, Canada and Seattle, Woolley” when the towns merged and Washington. into one on December 19, 1898. The Sedro-Woolley offers a high quality of town is deeply connected to its history life with a small-town atmosphere. The through the descendants of its founding community is brought together with families, and through its many historical year-round destination events located buildings and wood carvings. in charming, historic downtown, the Sedro-Woolley is known as the Sedro-Woolley Rodeo Grounds, and at “Gateway to the North Cascades” Riverfront Park. The city is continuing because of its location between the its evolution from timber to tech, which scenic Cascade Loop drive to the east has brought a younger, more modern and Puget Sounds’ San Juan Islands feel to the downtown scene. A brandto the west. The North Cascades new library was opened to the public recreation area that attracts 750,000
City of Sedro-Woolley
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EXPLORE Sedro-Woolley 2022
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While the area is booming, SedroWoolley has lower housing and land costs compared to surrounding areas. A 2021 survey found that homes sold in Sedro-Woolley were more affordable than those of comparable size and amenities in other cities in Skagit County. Housing is still going strong here in Sedro-Woolley, with 52 residential units recently completed and 184 multi-family units permits recently approved. The city of Sedro-Woolley continues to maintain four multi-units that provide affordable housing. There are new developments happening on cont. on pg. 11
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