Spray and Play Coming to Edmonds City Park

The City of Edmonds has planned for a long time to add a spray play area to its oldest and much cherished downtown park, City Park. In 1992, he City adopted a Master Plan for the park, which included a spray play area. Every year since 1992, the project has been identified in the Capital Facilities Plan for the City.  This dream will now become a reality in the next year.

The project budget is close to $1.35 million, and includes an expanded footprint of the play area, complete replacement of the aged play equipment, and adding a 5000 square foot spray play area. 

The city was successful in being awarded a matching grant of $500,000 from Washington State Recreation Conservation Office, a very competitive Parks and Recreation fund that is open every two years.  The city budgeted $500,000 from the city’s parks capital budget for 2013 to match the grant. 

Snohomish County recently awarded the city $80,000 from a recent bond sale to help fund this project. The Hazel Miller Foundation recently pledged $270,000 ($135,000 for 2013, and $135,000 for 2014).  The spray area will be named after Hazel Miller. 

The project is currently in design, and barring any unanticipated issues, will be constructed March – May, 2014. 

Have you been waiting, and waiting, for a spray and play area to come to Edmonds? Tell us in comments.