Graham Hill School Play Area Pro Parks Project Information
Rear Playground at Graham Hill Elementary School,5149
South Graham Street
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PROJECT STATUS
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EVENTS:
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Cathy Tuttle
800 Maynard Ave. S, 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98134-1336
206-684-7033
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The Construction Phase is complete!
The existing unsafe and unsightly asphalt playground, has been replaced
with a grass playfield, three council rings, play equipment, native plantings,
and park-like areas with benches. The community will hold a grand opening
in the Spring after installation of a community art project.
| LOCATION |
Rear Playground at Graham Hill Elementary School,5149
South Graham Street
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| BUDGET |
Total Project Budget $400,000
Construction Budget $250,000
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| SCHEDULE |
Planning:2001
Design:2002
Construction:March 2002-July 2003
Completion:7/1/2003
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| PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
The Graham Hill Elementary Playground Project
is a school/community partnership to replace the existing unsafe and unsightly
asphalt playground, which is cracked and uneven, weed-filled asphalt, with
a grass playfield, three council rings, play equipment, native plantings,
and park-like areas with benches.
Funding Sources
Funding for the project represents a coalition of government, private and
community sources:
Pro Parks Opportunity Fund Grant Award of $100,000.
Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund Large Project Grant
Award of $80,0000,
Parks Gray to Green Matching Grant Award of $70,000,
King County Youth Sports Facilities Grant of $49,000,
Plus the community's match and other private funders.
Project History/Background:
Graham Hill Elementary School playground is located on the top of South
Graham Street between Rainier Avenue South and Seward Park Avenue South
and Seward Park Avenue South. Similar to many of the schools in the Seattle
School District, Graham Hill is in need of renovation. Graham Hill also
serves as a park and open space for the surrounding community after school
and on weekends. This neighborhood is intensely residential and the open
space invites use by not only school students, but also neighbors, and members
of the nearby religious and cultural institutions. Currently the site, approximately
almost an acre, is paved in almost 100% asphalt which is cracked and
uneven. This results in numerous accidents from children tripping and falling
and the uneven surface makes play very difficult, and unappealing to the
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Newly created landscape beds and graded field soon to be seeded with grass.
Newly created play area. Will be installed with a compound play structure
by the community in the summer. Basketball area also in background with
new poles.
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