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
Thank you, Seattle. This Pro Parks Levy acquisition project is complete.
This 0.53 acre property was acquired by Parks and Recreation in September
2005.
In July 2002, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved funds from the
first cycle of the Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund to acquire this property
for a new park. The acquisition was strongly supported by the neighborhood,
where there are many families with children and no park within walking distance.
In 2002 King County Council approved Conservation Futures Tax (CFT) matching
funds toward this project, and in 2005 Washington State Interagency Committee
for Outdoor Recreation (IAC) funds were also approved.
In 2005, $200,000 was awarded through the second cycle of the Pro Parks
Levy Opportunity Fund toward park development
of the site.
LOCATION
48th Ave SW and SW Alaska St.
BUDGET
$260,000 was approved for this project through
the Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund. Funds were also received from
King County Conservation Futures Tax and Washington State Interagency
Committee for Outdoor Recreation.
SCHEDULE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project acquired property for a new neighborhood park just west of
West Seattle Junction. The project was nominated through the Pro Parks Levy
Opportunity Fund.
The property was nominated for Parks purchase through
the first cycle of the Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund. The community
wrote letters and testified to the Pro Parks Levy Oversight Committee
in support of the project. The community also participated in supporting
an application for Washington State IAC funds.