Parks Projects
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Cory Rettenmier
Parks & Community Services Manager
Use the tabs below to learn about past, current and future Parks projects.
Legion Memorial Golf Course stormwater detention project
- Project complete, course reopened on Aug. 16, 2019
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Harborview Park Pathway Project
- Project completed July, 2019
- Community volunteer project with the Port Gardner Rotary Club
Deer Park Playground Renovation Project
Phil Johnson Ballfield project
- Scope: Turf improvements and hydro-seeding, construction of a new accessibility perimeter trail
- City Council funded and awarded bid to Premier Field Development on May 8, 2019
- Timeline: July, 2019 - spring 2020. Field 1 complete.
Lowell sport courts
- Public engagement meetings held on April 15 and May 20, 2019
- Phase one scope: Renovate/repair the tennis court, add pickleball striping and renovate the basketball court.
- Timeline: construction to begin in spring 2020
Lowell Riverfront Trail off-leash park improvement
- Scope: move dog park off site and adding a circuitous walking path
- Timeline: TBD
Forest Park playground replacement
- Scope: upgrade playground equipment and surfacing
- Public engagement for design process was held May 13,, 2019
- Timeline: Feb. 10, 2020 - late spring, 2020
Glacier View Neighborhood park
- Staff working on construction documents
- Timeline: Anticipate soliciting bids in late 2019, construction to begin in 2020
Rotary Park boat launch renovations
- Scope: renovations to boat launch floats, parking and lighting
- Timeline:
- Asphalt - late spring, 2020
- Lighting - late winter, 2020
- Floats - TBD
*Timelines for future projects to be determined, unless otherwise noted*
Garfield pathways and basketball court
- Plans and specifications complete
- Scope: Overlay asphalt paths, create two connecting paths to two shelters, seal coat and stripe basketball courts
- Timeline: construction to begin early 2020, completed by fall 2020
Sport Court renovations: Forest Park, Howarth and Legion
- Designs and details being reviewed
Madison-Morgan improvements
- Parks staff met with neighborhood for community input in March and April, 2019
- Funding requires property be used as natural open space and native vegetation
- Neighbor west of the park has agreed to sell property to Parks, closing June 1, 2020
- Parks staff are working on finalizing the site plan
Eclipse Mill Park
- Shelter will be constructing the park as part of the development agreement