EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY		CONTACT:	B Sanders, 425-556-2328
April 22, 2009			Marta Gronlund, 425-556-2427

Park Meeting for NE Redmond Residents

On Thursday, April 30, beginning at 7 pm at Albert Einstein Elementary School Library, 18025 NE 116th Street, the City of Redmond will hold the second community meeting for a new neighborhood park in the North East Redmond neighborhood. 
 
At the first meeting on March 11, a site investigation was presented that revealed two wetlands on the site.  Another presentation on the importance of children interacting with nature gave residents ideas about how a park could be developed in non-traditional ways.  Residents also provided ideas for activities they would like to see in the park.
 
These ideas have been translated into drawings and photos that will be displayed and discussed at this upcoming meeting.  Residents will be asked to select preferred features for the park.  All the information gathered will be incorporated into a new park Master Plan, which purpose is to identify the major elements to be included in the park design.
 
The location for the new five acre park is the north side of NE 122nd Street, between NE 176th and NE 177th Avenues.  This site was purchased in 2000 to provide needed park space in a rapidly growing neighborhood.
For questions regarding this project, contact B Sanders, Senior Park Planner, 425-556-2328 or bsanders@redmond.gov.

For more background information, view the City website pages.

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