Letter sheds light on what new Costco could look like

By Sara Schilling sara@tcjournal.biz

There’s still no official word on whether a new Costco is coming to the Queensgate area of Richland.

But a letter from the retailer to the state Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, expressing interest in a lease sheds some light on what the location could include.

DNR owns the 28 acres of land at the northwest corner of Kennedy Road and

Truman Avenue, near Target, where the store would sit.

The eight-page document says Costco initially wants to build “a membership warehouse club (including ancillary businesses, and a ‘last-mile’ delivery facility),” plus a gas station and parking.

Costco is looking to lease the land for an original term of 25 years, with the option to extend the lease for another 30 years at set increments. The rent would