Business View Civil & Municipal l November 2022

81 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 COV INGTON, WASHINGTON We have a lot of city pride, people are engaged and involved in our community events. You see a lot of people moving to Covington to buy a home, moving out of the Seattle metro area to spread out a little bit,” he asserts. As a medical hub for the South King County area, the city is home to MultiCare Covington Medical Center, a 58-bed full-service hospital. UW Valley Medical Center is also located in the community, with an urgent care campus and ancillary office spaces for additional patient care. A Mary Bridge Children’s Primary Care facility is another Covington resource, providing a full range of pediatric services. Retail and commercial businesses also have a strong presence in the city, drawing from the surrounding trade area of 130,000 people. Community Development Director Salina Lyons relays that although the 1980s brought a strip mall style of retail development to the community, the introduction of larger commercial centers such as Home Depot and Walmart means that the landscape is shifting. She adds, “That is infilling and changing, which is changing the dynamics as well. We have Kohl’s, and we have a lot of other service retail food industries that are readily available right now in our core.” As for recreation, the city has a mission to create more open park space in the community. Bolli shares, “That was really important to us as we assessed our inventory. We really wanted to add to that, and to preserve the open space beauty that is around Covington.” Part of this effort included the purchase of 5 residential lots which will be converted into South Covington Park (SoCo). This park will be located in the developing downtown area of the city, while also connecting to the existing Jenkins Creek Park, and to LakePointe, a future development. In the eastern part of the city, another 5 acres have been Choose a remarkable provider! Covington Clinic South Primary Care, Pediatrics & Podiatry 425.690.3430 Maple Valley Clinic Primary Care 425.690.3460 Lake Sawyer Clinic Primary Care 425.690.3425 Lifestyle Medicine & Physical Therapy: Maple Valley & Covington 425.656.4006 PRIMARY CARE Specialty Services at Covington Clinic North ■ Audiology ■ Breast Center: Mammography & Dexa ■ Cardiology ■ Dermatology ■ Diabetes & Thyroid (Endocrinology) ■ Ear, Nose, Throat ■ Gastroenterology (GI) ■ General Surgery ■ OBGYN & Midwives ■ Pulmonology ■ Rheumatology SPECIALTY CARE Covington Clinic South Urgent Care 425.690.3435 Maple Valley Clinic Urgent Care 425.690.3465 For current wait times and to save your place in line, visit us at valleymed.org/wait-times . URGENT CARE