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First Hill Park Acquisition Pro Parks Project Information

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PROJECT STATUS

EVENTS:

Parks acquisition staff presented the draft First Hill Urban Center Park Plan at the 10/11/05 meeting of the First Hill Improvement Association.

The draft First Hill Park Plan was also presented at the October 27, 2005 meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Lise Ward, Senior Property Agent

Seattle Parks and Recreation
800 Maynard Ave. S., 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98134

(206) 733-9106

lise.ward@seattle.gov

March 2007
Seattle Parks acquisition staff briefed the First Hill Improvement Association about the status of acquisition planning and negotiations on March 13, 2007. The priority area for acquisition is the portion of First Hill south of Madison Street.

In 2004 and 2005, Seattle Parks acquisition staff and Makers, an urban design firm, worked with First Hill community stakeholders to develop a "First Hill Urban Village Park Plan."

The plan provides a strategic approach for identifying potential sites for a new park through the Pro Parks Levy acquisition project. It also outlines park and open
space needs and opportunities on First Hill.

A potential future source of funding for park and open space improvements in First Hill and other "Center City" neighborhoods is through a proposed impact fee on developers. For more information, see: Mayor Nickels' press release of 8/2/05

For local news coverage of the impact fee proposal, see:
PI article of 8/3/05
Seattle Times article of 8/3/05

> Executive Summary, First Hill Urban Center Park Plan (PDF 150k)

> Draft First Hill Urban Center Park Plan (PDF 2.5M)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

First Hill Urban Village Park Plan - Concept Plan (PDF 728k)

The Pro Parks Levy includes the purchase of property in the First Hill neighborhood as a Neighborhood Parks Acquisition project. Parks and Recreation is working with the community to select potential sites.

The Levy also provides funding for development of the site as park space. See First Hill park development project for more information.

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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Parks acquisition staffmembers meet regularly with the First Hill Improvement Association.

In addition, staff from Seattle Parks and the urban design firm Makers held public meetings with community stakeholders in November 2004 and January 2005 to draft the First Hill Urban Village Park Plan.

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