Firehouse Mini Park Play Area Renovation
Updated: May 14, 2024
Spring 2024
Thank you to all who participated in our first public engagement event on April 6th and who took the online survey, helped spread the word, and engaged with us in informal conversations about park usage. Below is a summary report from the first public engagement.
Please see below for an English video presentation and here for the Spanish pdf with more project details.
Stay tuned for more updates. We will be reaching out again in late June/early July with some conceptual play equipment design options all based on your input.
The current play equipment at Firehouse House Mini Park was installed in 1998. It was designed by the community in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation and paid for with Neighborhood Matching Funds and community labor and fundraising. The current play equipment has reached the end of its useful life. The sidewalks surrounding the play equipment also have some differential settling and damage by root uplift.
Location
Firehouse Mini Park, 712 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Budget
$781,000 Total
$200,000 from the MPD Metropolitan District
$581,000 from General Bond Interest
Schedule
Planning & Design: Spring - Summer 2025
Construction: Fall 2025 - Summer 2026
Project Description
The scope of the project is to replace the play equipment and review and replace the trees and other assets as necessary inside the play area enclosure. The surrounding paving and walks connecting to the play area will be renovated to meet current accessibility standards. The existing lawn area as well as planting beds also need to be reviewed and improved to better meet user needs and SPR grounds maintenance and operations needs and goals.
The lawn needs to be renovated, along with the planting beds, particularly those in shaded areas, which will also require renovation and interplanting. Additionally, the picnic table on the lawn needs replacement. An assessment by SPR Urban Forestry indicates that no trees are in decline. SPR tree crew plans to incorporate three vine maples and some probable woodland plantings at this site.
Community Participation
Thank you to all who participated in our first public engagement event on April 6th and who took the online survey, helped spread the word, and engaged with us in informal conversations about park usage. Below is a summary report from the first public engagement.
Public Meeting - 4/6/24