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PROJECT STATUS

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Chip Nevins, Acquisition Planner
800 Maynard Ave S
Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98134
206-233-3879
chip.nevins@seattle.gov

March 2011
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.

Parks has appraised properties between 8th/9th Avenues, and Columbia/Marion Streets and is currently in negotiations on one of the properties.

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.

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.

A potential future source of funding for park and open space improvements in First Hill and other "Center City" neighborhoods is through a proposed impact fee on developers. For more information, see: Mayor Nickels' press release of 8/2/05

For local news coverage of the impact fee proposal, see:
PI article of 8/3/05
Seattle Times article of 8/3/05

> Executive Summary, First Hill Urban Center Park Plan

> Draft First Hill Urban Center Park Plan

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

First Hill Urban Village Park Plan - Concept Plan

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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.

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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Parks acquisition staff meet regularly with the First Hill Improvement Association.

In addition, staff from Seattle Parks and the urban design firm Makers held public meetings with community stakeholders in November 2004 and January 2005 to draft the First Hill Urban Village Park Plan.

Public Meeting 12/01/09