In two Christmases, supporters of Shipley Center, Sequim’s senior center, could have a new facility as a present for the community.

Michael Smith, the center’s executive director, said he hopes they’ll be moving into their planned refurbished space at 651 W. Washington St. by the end of 2026.

“We’re very optimistic, and getting more excited by the day as we approach getting the building permit,” he said.

The center’s board of directors agreed in June 2024 to purchase the former JCPenney building for $2.775 million in cash with escrow closing in early August 2024.

Demolition led by the center’s Project Foreman Duane Cobb recently finished, Smith said, and now the organization plans to submit a building permit and floor plan by mid-to-late September to the City of Sequim for approval.

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