The city has
money to spend on Waterfront Park, thanks to a settlement from
Washington State Ferries. Now it’s up to islanders to decide how to
spend it.
The city and Sustainable Bainbridge will host two community meetings in June to discuss renovation plans for the downtown Winslow park. The first meeting is scheduled for 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday at Waterfront Park Community Center.
Participants can join a walking tour of the park at 12:30 p.m.,
before the start of the meeting. The stroll will be led by Dan
Burden of the Walkable and
Livable Communities Institute, who is helping facilitate the
outreach event.
There are sure to be many visions for the park. The uplands and shoreline are enjoyed by walkers, picnickers, concert-goers, rowers, day sailors, kayakers and visiting boaters, to name just a few regular user groups. The city’s advisory Harbor Commission has already presented a proposal for an expanded city dock.
The Saturday meeting, dubbed “What could it be?”, is intended to be a brainstorming session. The second meeting – “How should we design it?” – is scheduled for June 30.
(Top photo by Meegan Reid)
