North Sea-Tac Park – Master Plan (Jones & Jones), 1992

Michael Knapp, Director of Planning and Community Development Cheryl Eastberg; Planner Lawrence Ellis, Recreation Activities Coordinator Mayor and Council Members: Frank Hansen, Mayor Joe Brennan, Deputy Mayor Julia Patterson Terry Anderson Shirley Thompson Kathy Gehring Don DeHan C ,~~ 'l~v'-S North SeaTac Park Advisory Committee Alan Abe /'- . Fran Chang Ola Mae Crawford Barbara Hacker Sheila Kollmorgen Beverley Brown Losey Dick Pierce Tom Reeder David Scheer, Chairperson Diana Seely King County Bud Parker, Parks Division North Sea Tac Park Master Plan 1992 Table of Contents Summary ..................... .. .............................. ................................................ ..... ........................ 1 The Master Plan ..................................... .. .......................................................... .. ................... 4 History of the Park Site .......................................................................................................... 9 Master Plan Process ............................................................................................................. 11 Site Resources and Analysis ........................................................................................... .... 14 Site Suitability for Recreation Development ....................... .. .......................... .. ............... 36 Recreation Development Program ................................................. ...................... ............. 38 Implementation: Phasing of Development/Capital Cost Estimates ........................... 44 North Sea Tac Park Master Plan 1992 SUMMARY THE IDEA The Port of Seattle began purchasing property north of SeaTac International Airport as part of a noise remediation program in the 1970s. The people of the Greater Highline and SeaTac areas, seeing the land under-utilized, began to envision a park where they and their children could play and relax. This vision has grown and changed with time, but the goal of providing recreational opportunities in a park-like setting, to as many area residents as possible, has remained constant. The concept of an integrated park design, which joins together active and passive recreation…
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