| YEAR |
FUNDING SOURCE |
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS |
| 1884 |
Gift of Property |
Creation of Seattle's Park and Playground System |
| 1884-1904 |
Administration and appropriations by city council |
|
| 1887-1967 |
Administration by Board of Park Commissioners: Freeholders
Charter Revenue from 10% licenses, fines & fees for wet concessions
and 3/4 mill of annual tax levy |
|
| 1906 |
1st Park Bond - $500,000 |
Olmsted Plan Acquisition and Development
- 26 Parks and Playgrounds acquired |
| 1908 |
Park Bond - $1,000,000 |
| 1910 |
Park Bond - $2,000,000 |
| 1912 |
1st L.I.D. for park purposes: |
purchase portion of Belvedere Park |
| 1912 |
Park Bond - $500,000 |
Acquisition (4) and Development |
| 1916-1924 |
entirely on revenue and council appropriations |
|
| 1924 |
Park Bond - $430,000 |
entirely development (construction) |
| 1929-1932 |
Funds provided by Emergency Unemployed Act (city)
[Great Depression] |
|
| 1930 |
Park Bond - $88,789 |
Development (acquisition by L.I.D.) |
| 1932 |
Park Bond $370,580 |
mostly improvement (acquisition by L.I.D.) mainly
materials for the WPA program. C.C.C. projects: major one at Carkeek
Park. |
| 1934-1944 |
Federal Aid - CWA, WERA, WPA |
Major project development of W. Seattle Golf, Camp
Long, Stadium. Funds for materials from 1932 Bond |
| 1945 |
Federal Lanham Act - 70,000 |
$for extension of Recreation programs for W.W.II
servicemen and unemployed |
| 1946-1947 |
State Grant - $1,225,000 |
development |
| 1948 |
Park Bond - $2,500,000 |
improvements |
| 1952 |
Bond Issue - $1,500,000
DEFEATED |
improvements (intended use of bond) |
| 1953 |
|
Development of "Planning for Recreation"
to definite needs of system |
| 1954 |
Bond Issue - $3,500,000 DEFEATED |
acquisition and improvements (intended use of bond) |
| 1958(Mar.) |
Bond Issue - $3,000,000 DEFEATED |
improvements, $2,000,000 for Acquisitions (intended
use of bond) |
| 1958(Nov.) |
Bond Issue - $3,500,000
DEFEATED |
improvements (intended use of bond) |
| 1960 |
Park Bond - $4,500,000 |
Park Improvements and an engineering bond for arterials |
| 1964 |
Matching Funds |
Open Space Acquisition and Development from Federal
BOR, DHUD, State MRL & OR Bonds |
| 1967 |
|
Administrative Control returned to Major and Council
through Board of Public Works |
| 1968 |
Park Bond $65,321,000 |
Acquisition and development
Included a package of 13 Bond Issues for King Country by Forward
Thrust. Matched with Federal and State Funds plus investments, gifts,
etc. increased the working capital by 50%. |
| 1984 |
Renovation Bond issue |
$28 million for the renovation of parks and recreation
facilities |
| 1989 |
King County Open Space and Trails Bond; $117 million
($41 million for Seattle). |
Leveraged additional $60 million to buy and preserve
more than 600 acres. |
| 1991 |
Seattle Center Community Center Levy; $48.9 million |
$24 million of which for building 5 new community
centers |
| 1995 |
Seattle Commons Levy, $111 million, DEFEATED |
|
| 1996 |
Seattle Commons Levy, $50 million, DEFEATED |
|
| 1996 |
County parks bond issue DEFEATED |
Fields and Streams or Park and Consevation Bond (intended
use of bond) |
| 1999 |
Seattle
Center Community Center Levy - $72 million |
$36 million of which for improving 9 community centers
and 2 neighborhood civic centers |
| 2000 |
Pro Parks Levy,
$198.2 million |
More than 100 development and acquisition projects,
maintenance, recreation programs, environmental education and more. |
