Sammamish Chamber moves into new offices
August 6, 2008
By Staff
The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce moved into its new space Aug. 1, space that may be familiar to some residents.
The chamber will use the offices in the Sammamish Highlands shopping center occupied by H&R Block, which had been the first offices of the city government, said Dawn Sanders, chamber president.
The branch of the financial services company typically only uses their office space during tax season and the office sits vacant the rest of the year, Sanders said.
So H&R Block, a chamber member, offered use of its space from May 1 to Dec. 1, and the chamber jumped at the opportunity.
“They’ve been a wonderful partner for us,” Sanders said.
The chamber will begin by holding weekly open hours, featuring a visitor’s center, Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sanders said.
She said that they hope to recruit volunteers so the visitor’s center, which will have welcome packets available for new Sammamishians, can be open two other days as well.
The new space will not use any city funding, Sanders said.
During the rest of the year, the chamber will go back to the old system of not having office space, Sanders said, although the business group is keeping a look out for a year-round home.
Sammamish residents interested in volunteering to staff the visitor’s center can contact Deb Sogge at 681-4910, or Deb@sammamishchamber.org.
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The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce can’t find on-going office space in Sammamish. Now what does that tell us about the lack of commercial office space in this city?
As I recall, the Chamber conducted a survey of business people that concluded there was a desperate need for commercial space in the city. Unfortunately, the new Sammamish Town Center Plan fails to provide appropriate conditions to support development of the Town Center. So, I guess our business community will need to find space outside the community.
Members of our City Council would advise the Chamber to set up shop in the Issaquah Highlands or in Redmond.
After spending $1,000,000 on a plan that is essentially useless, I wonder what the city council has to say?