Ballard Corners Park - Acquisition
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EVENTS: Seattle Parks and Recreation has named this park Ballard Corners Park. For more information, read the press release. On June 20, 2003, the community held an informal celebration at the 17th NW and 63rd site, to celebrate the property acquisition by Parks and Recreation and to begin planning future park uses and development. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Pamela Kliment Seattle Parks and Recreation 800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98134 206-684-7556 pamela.kliment@seattle.gov

Thank you Seattle for making this acquisition possible.

In early 2007, Seattle Parks acquired the property at 17th Ave NW and NW 62nd St with Pro Parks Levy and County CFT funds. This property is adjacent to the property purchased on March 17, 2003 at the southwest corner of 17th Ave NW and NW 63rd St. for a new neighborhood park. Together these pieces will add valuable green space to the Ballard neighborhood.

The home on the site became a project in a case study supported by Seattle Public Utilities and Washington State Department of Ecology with the aim of evaluating the cost-effectiveness and waste diversion potential of different salvage approaches. Seattle Conservation Corps conducted the deconstruction. Utilizing mechanized deconstruction methods, 15 – 20 tons of materials were diverted from the landfill and the Seattle Conservation Corps received valuable training.

In 2005, funding was approved through the second cycle of the Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund toward park development.

• Groundswell NW
• Crown Hill/Ballard Neighborhood Plan
• Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund
• Ballard Commons Development
• Ballard Pocket Park development project
• Friends of Ballard Corners Park