Delridge Playfield meeting: Lights, timeline, priorities

After tonight’s meeting (first of two) about the upcoming Delridge Playfield improvements – to be paid for by $3 million in Parks and Green Spaces Levy money – we know a little more about where the project goes from here. Most of the 30-plus people gathered at playfield-neighboring Delridge Community Center tonight had concerns about how the field will be used once its artificial turf and new lighting are in. Per the presentation, it is designed with two baseball fields and two soccer fields, with a 360-foot disc run. Some on hand tonight asked if specially colored circles could be added to the turf for lacrosse play as well. Project manager Ted Holden, a landscape architect with Seattle Parks, said he could bring plans with that option to the next meeting (7:30 pm November 23, also at Delridge CC). The field’s new lighting also was discussed; most questions centered on when they would be turned off at night – 11 pm, according to Holden, who also said that any concerns residents have once they’re installed can be addressed by Parks staffers making adjustments as needed. As for the timetable, if all goes according to plan, construction would start next May, with completion in September. (The official project page is here.) ADDED TUESDAY NIGHT: Nancy Folsom has published her comprehensive notes from the meeting at the Delridge Leadership website; you can read them here.

2 Replies to "Delridge Playfield meeting: Lights, timeline, priorities"

  • WSHC October 20, 2009 (10:57 am)

    Hooray for artificial turf! Finally safe, pot-hole-free playing surface for youths and adults (Hiawatha, Delridge, hopefully High Point soon). Three cheers to the Parks Department!

  • Nancy F, October 21, 2009 (9:03 am)

    @WSHC, as Ted Holden and Pete Spaulding both said that night, three cheers to us! We’re the ones who passed the Pro Parks Levy and have been active in the planning.

    I’m excited to see yet more action on improving facilities that will encourage physical activity and showcase what a nice place North Delridge is to live, work, and play.

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