Drumroll, please — after launching the pilot Park CommUNITY Fund initiative this spring, Seattle Parks and Rec has announced 15 recipients for the $5.2 million allotment.
Through project idea submissions and voting, the Park CommUNITY Fund gives Seattleites a more direct hand in deciding which parks-related projects get financial support.
Seattle Parks and Rec narrowed down the received 240 ideas from locals into 15 winners, which have been divided into two tiers. Tier one projects will receive up to $150,000 + Tier two projects will get somewhere between $150,000 and $1.5 million in funding.
Here are the projects that have been selected:
Tier one projects
- Exercise equipment additions at Hing Hay Park
- A new water bottle refilling station at the Garfield Teen Life Center
- A bathroom study of northeast Seattle parks
- An outdoor cultural space at Green Lake Community Center
- Community gathering improvements at Haller Lake Street End
- New art + signage at Hutchinson Playground
- Kids basketball hoops at southeast Seattle parks
- New covered shelter at Roxhill Park
- Duwamish art + signage for Herrings House Park
- Outdoor exercise equipment for South Park
Tier two projects
- Access improvements for Denny Blaine Park
- A new Black Legacy Community Parks Master Plan for improving + maintaining several Central District parks
- Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center access improvements
- New covered basketball courts at Be’er Sheva Park with lighting installations
Project planning is slated to start January 2025, pending mayoral approval in November. Check out the Parks and Rec website for more info.
