Parks Board tonight: Reservoir park design; tennis-court changes

Two items of note on the agenda for the Seattle Parks Board, meeting at Parks HQ downtown tonight at 7 (agenda here): Board members will review the latest “schematic design” for the new levy-funded park atop the newly covered West Seattle Reservoir in Highland Park, next to Westcrest Park. We just checked with project manager Susanne Rockwell, who says everything’s on schedule for the project to go out to bid in the first quarter of next year, and for construction to be complete by spring 2012. No date yet for a promised open house; the last public design meeting was in June (WSB coverage here). Also, there could be West Seattle effects for a policy change the board will start reviewing tonight – possibly allowing non-tennis uses on “low-use” tennis courts. Here’s the briefing paper; it specifies criteria for determining what’s a “low-use” tennis court, but doesn’t specify which might meet those criteria. (West Seattle’s outdoor tennis courts include Alki, Hiawatha, Solstice/Lincoln Park, and Lowman Beach.) After the board discusses the concept tonight, a public hearing is planned for September 23rd; this link explains how to comment on the idea, any time between now and a scheduled vote in late October.

3 Replies to "Parks Board tonight: Reservoir park design; tennis-court changes"

  • d September 9, 2010 (3:00 pm)

    There is also a tennis court at Highland Park, fyi, if HP is included.

    • WSB September 9, 2010 (3:16 pm)

      Thanks, I hope I said “including” in the copy, I didn’t think my list was all-inclusive but those are the ones I’ve seen …

  • d September 9, 2010 (3:28 pm)

    The HP court is a nice secret. :) I played there three times a week last summer. If you recall, there was an actual summer that year. ;)

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