First Hill Park Acquisition Pro Parks Project Information

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PROJECT STATUS

EVENTS: Public Meeting Tuesday, December 1, 2009 6:30-8 p.m. Parks acquisition staff will host a public meeting at Skyline at First Hill to brief neighborhood residents, some of them newly ensconced at M Street, Bertha Landes Apartments, and Skyline, about its efforts to secure a site for development of a neighborhood park. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Chip Nevins, Acquisition Planner Seattle Parks and Recreation 800 Maynard Ave. S., 3rd Floor Seattle, WA 98134 (206) 233-3879 chip.nevins@seattle.gov

November 2009
Both the 2000 Pro Parks Levy and the 2008 Parks & Green Spaces Levy identify the First Hill Urban Center Village as a priority area for acquisition of a site for development of a neighborhood park.

Seattle Parks acquisition staff regularly briefs the First Hill Improvement Association about the status of acquisition planning and negotiations. 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.

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

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

• Seattle Parks & Recreation
• First Hill park development project
• Pro Parks projects in Central East Seattle
• First Hill Urban Center boundary map (pdf)
• Center City brochure including map
• Center City information: Department of Planning and Development
• First Hill Improvement Association