Save the date: Celebrate the reopening of Cove Park on July 18th

(WSB photo of Cove Park, taken from the bluff across Fauntleroy Way at midday today)
Exactly three years ago, on June 22, 2012, we reported the closure of Cove Park – the pocket beach just north of the Fauntleroy ferry dock – for what was at the time described as about two years of work to upgrade the Barton Pump Station next door. Cove Park’s beloved art installations were taken away for storage, but now the crow and canoe are back … the beach is being restored … and new art will be in view when the beach reopens soon. Thanks to Judy Pickens for the heads-up that the big celebration is set for 2-4 pm on Saturday, July 18th (as she first reported in the Fauntleroy Community Association newsletter): “Festivities will include remarks from community, county, and artist perspectives, music created for the occasion, refreshments, and tours of the upgraded and expanded Barton Street wastewater pump station.” Perfect timing that day, between the West Seattle Grand Parade and the first of this year’s six West Seattle Outdoor Movies!

7 Replies to "Save the date: Celebrate the reopening of Cove Park on July 18th"

  • Bus rider June 23, 2015 (6:53 am)

    Yes perfect timing. Vashon’s strawberry festival is also that weekend too. Glad to see the park finally reopened and the pump station upgrades completed.

  • MMB June 23, 2015 (9:16 am)

    We’ve missed that sweet little park! Thanks, WSB!

    • WSB June 23, 2015 (9:47 am)

      Me too, lots of memories going way back to when our kid (now about to leave for college) was a toddler!

  • matt west June 23, 2015 (10:11 am)

    3 years. what a joke. Seriously how much money did they waste? Whos accountable???

    • WSB June 23, 2015 (10:18 am)

      King County is accountable for the project. Will check on whether the project remained within budget. Whether public or private, project timetables always seem to be guesstimates. – Tracy

  • What? June 23, 2015 (10:53 am)

    @ Matt – I want to understand your complaint.
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    Are you (1) complaining that the pump station, vault construction, sewer system, odor control, etc, work took 3 years, all while keeping the ferry dock accessible and protecting natural habitat, or (2) complaining that the park was closed during the adjacent underground construction, or (3) complaining that money is being spent restoring art and benches to the park?

  • wscommuter June 23, 2015 (2:12 pm)

    @Matt … perhaps you know something we don’t. Please explain how the time taken or money spent for this project was abused. I’m sure you must know more than the rest of us do to make such bold assertions. Surely you’re not just shooting your mouth off out of ignorance. We leave that to FoxNews and talk radio.
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    @What? … well said.

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