Gateway North Acquisition Pro Parks Project Information
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PROJECT STATUS
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Lise Ward, Senior Property Agent
Seattle Parks and Recreation
800 Maynard Ave. S., 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 733-9106
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Site visit to City Light property on the Duwamish River
Duwamish River, 1909
Duwamish Waterway - current
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March 2007
Seattle Parks is completing environmental review of the site, and anticipates
completion of this acquisition in 2007.
On July 29, 2002 Seattle City Council unanimously approved Pro Parks Levy
Opportunity Fund funding to acquire property along the Duwamish Waterway
to expand a neighborhood park and enhance salmon habitat.
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$30,000 was approved for this project through the
Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund. Matching funds are also anticipated
from Seattle Public Utilities and other sources.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Property at 8th Ave S, on the eastern shore of the Duwamish River, is owned
by Seattle City Light and was nominated for purchase through the Pro Parks
Levy Opportunity Fund.
The property is adjacent to a streetend that was developed as wildlife habitat
and a public viewpoint. The site includes a historic (inactive) pump station
building, which is an integral part of the Georgetown Steam Plant.
The property represents one of very few green space and habitat restoration
opportunities on the eastern shore of the Duwamish River between Boeing
Field and Elliott Bay.
The site will provide opportunities to educate Seattle residents about the
interesting history of the Duwamish River and Georgetown. The Georgetown
Steam Plant was originally built on pilings on the shore of a Duwamish River
ox-bow in 1906, and river water was used for the boiler and condensers.
In 1917, the Duwamish River was straightened, the ox-bow was filled in,
and lines from the steam plant were extended to the pump station at this
"Gateway North" site, on the current shore of the Duwamish, a mile southwest
of the historic steam plant.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
This nomination for the Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund
was endorsed by the Georgetown Community Council and the Georgetown PowerPlant
Museum.
The property is adjacent to a streetend that was developed as wildlife
habitat and a public viewpoint in 1995. It is stewarded by volunteers
from the Georgetown Community Council and the Georgetown Garden Club.
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