LA CONNER — Demolition of the long-vacant cannery here could clear the way for a multi-million dollar boat-building facility and marina.

The site once housed the Pacific Ocean Seafoods Co., but fell into disrepair in recent years. Last month, the town began an emergency demolition after three concrete floor segments fell into the Swinomish Channel and other over-water segments appeared soon to follow.

Triton America LLC has a six-month “due diligence period” to decide whether to lease the town-owned property just south of Rainbow Bridge for about $2,300 per month under an agreement reached last week.
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