First Hill Park Acquisition
Project Information

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PROJECT STATUS

EVENTS: There are no events scheduled at this time. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Chip Nevins, Acquisition Planner Seattle Parks and Recreation 800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98134 206-233-3879 chip.nevins@seattle.gov

February 2010
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.

Parks hosted a public meeting on December 1, 2009 at Skyline at First Hill to brief neighborhood residents about its efforts to secure a site for development of a park. The meeting was attended by over 60 neighborhood residents. A summary of the meeting is linked below.

Next steps: In response to public comment, Parks will research a property on Madison Street. In the absence of identification of other viable options, Parks will focus its efforts on appraising property between 8th/9th Avenues, and Columbia/Marion Streets.

First Hill Urban Village Park Plan - Concept Plan  (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