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Alki Beach Park Comfort Station

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Join us to learn about planned improvements

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to visit us on Sat. March 30, 2019 at the Alki Park Beach comfort station, 2501 Alki Ave. SW at the intersection of 57th Ave. SW and Alki Ave. SW from 10 a.m. to noon. SPR is replacing the comfort station with a new facility that will house three all-gender restrooms each with individual access. The facility structure will be in approximately the same footprint as the existing building and will be designed to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.

The Seattle Park District provides funding for this project.

For questions about the project or if you need a translator or accommodations for the Open House please contact Libby Hudson at Libby.Hudson@seattle.gov or 206-256-5988.  For more information about the project please visit

http://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/parks/alki-beach-park.

 

High Point Play Area Celebration on March 23, 2019

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Free and fun activities for all!

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) invite the community to celebrate the new High Point play area on Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 2 to 4 p.m. High Point play area is located behind the High Point Community Center in West Seattle, next to the Walt Hundley Playfield at 6920 34th Ave. SW.

This celebration is free and open for all. The event will include a ribbon cutting, refreshments, face painting, music, a bike decorating station, low-ropes course challenge activities, and a children’s bicycle parade at 3 p.m.

The renovated High Point play area is four times the size of the original play area and includes new swings, slides, and several climbable structures, as well as a new seating area. The park features a rolling hill with net climber, and an overhead climbing structure. In partnership with SPR’s Greenways Initiative, the project incorporates a bike path that connects the play area and Walt Hundley Playfield to the neighborhood greenway currently in construction by SDOT along 34th Ave. SW.

SDOT will host a bike decorating station and a design workshop for the decorative pavement park connection on 34th Ave. SW. Phase 1 of the West Seattle Neighborhood Greenway is wrapping up in 2019 and will connect the High Point Community Center and Play Area to EC Hughes Playground and Roxhill Park. The route will be extended to connect Camp Long and additional High Point Neighborhood parks in 2020. Come celebrate the play area, discover new greenway connections and participate in the 3 p.m. bike parade.

The West Seattle Bee Garden and Neighborhood House will help us celebrate the new play area with bike decorating supplies, bee educational materials and button making activities.

For more information, please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/high-point-play-area-renovation. If you have questions about the event, please contact Karen O’Connor at karen.o’connor@seattle.gov or 206-233-72929. To learn more about Camp Long and the challenge course visit https://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/centers/camp-long/4h-challenge-course-at-camp-long

 

 

 

 

 

Community invited to Open House for Mount Baker Park Improvements

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Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to an Open House for the Mount Baker Park Comfort Station and Beach Bathhouse renovation projects. Please join us on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Mount Baker Beach, 2301 Lake Washington Blvd. 

This is an opportunity to meet the design team and learn about the proposed projects. SPR will install a new all-gender restroom facility for the play area and provide interior building improvements to the bathhouse. Both projects are designed to improve access and safety, as well as to meet the current standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Light snacks and children’s activities will be provided.

The Seattle Park District funds these major maintenance projects.

For more information, please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/mount-baker-park-improvement-projects If you have questions about the project, or if you need an interpreter or accommodations please contact Libby Hudson at Libby.Hudson@seattle.gov or 206-256-5988.

 

 

 

 

Community invited to Magnuson Community Center Open House

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Free Tot Gym time available during Open House

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to an Open House for Magnuson Community Center on Monday, April 1, 2019 from 5 to 8 p.m. Please join us at the community center, 7110 62nd Ave. NE to learn about and comment on improvements to the Magnuson Community Center. Residents and neighbors of Magnuson Park are especially encouraged to attend.

This project will build out the south wing of the community center to allow greater programming capacity. It will also make accessibility improvements to the parking, entry and lobby of the community center.

Seattle Parks and Recreation staff and the design team from Buffalo Design will be present to talk about the designs and answer questions.

During the Open House the gym will be open for free play time and snacks will be provided.

The project is funded by Real Estate Excise Taxes, King County Youth and Amateur Sports Grant and Washington State Department of Commerce.

For more information, please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/magnuson-community-center-improvements If you have questions about the project, or if you need an interpreter or accommodations please contact Oliver Bazinet at oliver.bazinet@seattle.gov or 206-386-1959.

 

 

 

 

 

Community invited to provide input on proposed design for Hubbard Homestead play area

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Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to participate in the Hubbard Homestead play area project. Please join us on Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hazel Wolf K-8, 11530 12th Ave. NE. to review the proposed design and provide final input on the project. Light refreshments and activities for children will be provided.

Hubbard Homestead Park is located at 11203 5th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98125. The goal of the project is to develop a play area within the existing Hubbard Homestead Park that will include play elements and access for children of all ages and abilities. Improvements will include fall surfacing, seating, storm water mitigation and limited landscape improvements.

The previous meetings provided information on the decommissioning of a playground at Victory Creek Park, 1059 NE Northgate Way, Seattle, WA 98125.

For more information please visit: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/hubbard-homestead-play-area For special meeting accommodations please contact Samantha Menathy at samantha.menathy@seattle.gov or 206-615-0075.

 

 

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites input on design of new park at 48th Ave. SW and SW Charlestown St. in West Seattle

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Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) has rescheduled the meeting for the 48th Ave SW and SW Charlestown St. Landbank site, which was originally canceled due to snow, to Sunday, February 24, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Senior Center of West Seattle. This Open House is an opportunity for the community to learn about the new park project at 48th Ave. SW and SW Charlestown St., meet the design team from Cascade Collaborative and provide input on the design of this new neighborhood park.

SPR will work with the community on the park design and encourages community participation. Please join us on Sunday, February 24 at the Senior Center of West Seattle, 4217 SW Oregon St.; participate in this short survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D7T5HPM) and post design ideas on your social media with the hashtag #48thandCharlestown.

SPR purchased the .23-acre property in 2014. The design of the park will incorporate accessibility features in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and provide access to open space for the neighborhood.

This park project is made possible by the voter-approved Seattle Park District, which provides more than $47 million a year in long-term funding for SPR, including maintenance of parklands and facilities, operation of community centers and recreation programs, and development of new neighborhood parks on previously acquired sites.

For more information or for meeting notification translations please visit

http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/48th-and-charlestown-landbanked-site-park-development. For questions about the project or if you need an interpreter or accommodations please contact Ed Pottharst at 206-386-4232 or Ed.pottharst@seattle.gov.

 

 

Seattle Parks and Recreation needs your input on future Olmsted Park restoration projects

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Seattle Parks and Recreation needs your input on prioritizing future Olmsted Park and Boulevard restoration projects. Based on your input, future projects could provide restoration in several different Olmsted parks/boulevards around the city. A study conducted in 2018 looked at 10 different sites to assess existing conditions, research historical design intent, and determine restoration feasibility.

Sites assessed included:

  • Magnolia Boulevard
  • Queen Anne Boulevard
  • Lake Washington Boulevard parks
    • Lakeview Park
    • Colman Park
    • Mount Baker Park
  • Hiawatha Park
  • Volunteer Park
  • Schmitz Park
  • Woodland Park
  • Washington Park Arboretum

Please participate in this survey and help us prioritize the restoration of these historically significant assets. Certain restoration projects will begin in 2019 and will be prioritized based upon community feedback and allocated funding.

Seattle’s Olmsted Parks and Boulevards began as a dream the City of Seattle had in the late 1800’s for a beautiful system of landscapes among urban growth. This vision was implemented in the form of parks throughout the city designed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm. The basis of design for these parks was to allow access to attractive open spaces to provide peace and respite for people from all walks of life.

For more information or to review the study please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/olmsted-parks-and-boulevards-restoration-project

For additional questions please contact Karimah Edwards, Sr. Project Planner at karimah.edwards@seattle.gov or 206-233-0063.

King County Informational open house Feb. 23 for upcoming summertime construction and trail closures at Discovery Park

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SUMMARY
Attend a Feb. 23 open house at the Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center in Seattle to learn about summertime construction work on water supply systems planned in the park by the King County Wastewater Treatment Division. If there is inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled for Saturday, March 2.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Work this summer by the King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) to modify an underground water reservoir in Seattle’s Discovery Park will require partial closures to portions of two hiking trails.

An open house on Feb. 23 at the Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center in Seattle will provide details of the work, which will take three to five months to complete and require partial closures along the Loop and Capehart trails.

The open house runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the learning center, 3801 Discovery Park Blvd.

King County is protecting public health with upgrades to the underground water-storage facility by providing safe and efficient access for annual inspections, and by meeting current standards for protecting water sources.

Construction will involve demolishing concrete access hatches to the existing reservoirs, installing new interior pipes, and building a new roof and access hatch to protect the entryway from rain and debris. An outfall pipe will be installed in an excavated trench, which is then backfilled and replanted.

The water system carries both potable (drinkable) and non-potable water. Potable water is used at West Point Treatment Plant, in water fountains throughout Discovery Park, and at the West Point Lighthouse. Non-potable water is used at the treatment plant for industrial processes.

Contractors will install air gaps above each water tank to prevent mixing of the potable and non-potable water, and to protect equipment. Crews will also install a 460-foot-long pipe to carry excess water to a discharge site in the unlikely event of an overflow.

The County recognizes that Discovery Park is a popular location for trail users, and nature and bird enthusiasts. The WTD and Seattle Parks have developed tree protection and vegetation restoration plans as a part of this project, which will require some vegetation removal.

The vegetation will be replaced with a variety of plants and trees that blend with the natural environment and supports the park’s wildlife. Work on the pipe will begin after the bird nesting season ends in August to mitigate impacts on birds.

For more information on this project, visit WTD’s West Point project web page. For more information on the open house or to request accommodations, contact Eunice Lee: elee@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-1614.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Jose Rizal Off-Leash Area closes for improvements

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Seattle Parks and Recreation is resurfacing the gravel pathway and installing new benches at Dr. Jose Rizal Park Dog Off-Leash Area (OLA). The OLA is located on north Beacon Hill at 1007 12th Ave. S. The construction work was delayed and will now close the OLA from March 18 to 29, 2019.   The nearest OLA is located at Blue Dog Pond, 1520 26th Ave. S. For a list of other OLA’s please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/dog-off-leash-areas.

The Seattle Park District’s Maintaining Parks and Facilities funding initiative provides funding to improve OLAs throughout Seattle. This initiative provides $100,000 annually until 2020 and will improve existing off-leash areas through increased maintenance while providing updates to aging infrastructure. In 2016, we completed a capital plan for all OLAs, People, Dogs and Parks Plan.  This plan provides a scope and prioritization of projects.

The first four improvement projects were completed over the last two years at Magnuson Park, Genesee Park, Regrade Park and Woodland Park OLAs.

For more information about the project please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/dog-off-leash-areas

For more information please contact Shannon Glass at shannon.glass@seattle.gov or 206-733-9313.

 

Community invited to Lowman Beach Park seawall and beach restoration meeting

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Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to provide input on the preliminary design for the Lowman Beach Park seawall project. Please join us at the upcoming public meeting on Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Kenney, 7125 Fauntleroy Way SW.

Lowman Beach Park is a neighborhood park on the water located north of Lincoln Park at 7017 Beach Dr. SW. The Lowman Beach Park seawall is failing and needs to be removed. As visitors to the park have seen, the existing seawall is slowly falling over and sliding towards the water. It is SPR’s goal to remove the remaining seawall and continue the shoreline restoration work that began when the south half of the seawall failed in the mid-1990s.

In May 2017, together with Environmental Science Associates (ESA), the design consultant for the project, we presented design options to the community. We hired ESA as the design consultant to continue the design process that began with the feasibility study. The design will take into consideration both the habitat benefits of the seawall removal and the coastal engineering ramifications of that seawall removal. Given the design constraints for the project, the existing tennis court will be removed. A remnant of Pelly Creek that currently flows under the seawall will be daylighted as part of the project.

For more information, please visit https://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/parks/lowman-beach-park. If you have questions about the project, or if you need an interpreter or accommodations please contact David Graves, SPR Strategic Advisor, at david.graves@seattle.gov or 206-684-7048.