At the public meeting we presented the preliminary sites that the two Community Councils had considered and we had good discussions about those and possible others. Feel free to provide additional input on other sites that meet the park acquisition criteria (have asked Parks to post that) or in general to Chip Nevins who is the Levy Acquisition lead: chip.nevins@seattle.gov.

Seattle Parks was going to begin discussions with property owners to find “willing sellers” and to determine options for moving forward. Next step would be for Parks to report back on findings and to have another public meeting probably early 2010 to gain consensus on site priorities for more serious acquisition negotiations.

There apparently might be some challenges finding a park site that is agreeable to both Greenwood and Phinney Ridge. That should not stop us from trying to acquire a park that will be beneficial to all of us. Be engaged positively, provide your feedback to Parks, and communicate with your Community Council are my suggestions for helping us work through the process.
BF