First Hill Park Acquisition
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EVENTS: Public Meeting: Monday, May 14, 2012 6:30-8:00 p.m. Skyline at First Hill 725 9th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 (enter from circular driveway) FOR MORE INFORMATION: Chip Nevins, Acquisition Planner 800 Maynard Ave S Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98134 206-233-3879 chip.nevins@seattle.gov Proposed Park Site Select image to enlarge

Winter/Spring 2012
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.

UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING MAY 14, 2012: Seattle Parks and Recreation will provide an update on its efforts to work with a real estate developer to acquire a site for development of a neighborhood park in the First Hill Urban Center Village. The City has the opportunity to acquire a site through an easement at the corner of 8th Avenue and Columbia Street, to be provided by the developer of an adjacent multi-family project, subject to Parks and Recreation/community involvement in the design.

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: Parks is focusing its efforts on the area between 8th/9th Avenues, and Columbia/Marion Streets.

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

The Pro Parks Levy includes the purchase of property in the First Hill neighborhood as a Neighborhood Parks Acquisition project. Parks and Recreation is working with the community to select potential sites. Additionally, the 2008 Parks & Green Spaces Levy has identified First Hill as an urban village in need of additional park space.

The Levy also provides funding for development of the site as park space. See First Hill park development project for more information.

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