Kenmore Sound

Community · Outcome pending · Aug 7, 2025

Kenmore's PROS Plan park improvement lists were up for Planning Commission review on Aug. 7

The Aug. 7, 2025, Planning Commission agenda included Chapter 6 of the PROS Plan — park-by-park improvement lists for Kenmore parks — along with a senior center building assessment and the plan's project schedule. 1

What the records say

The Planning Commission's Aug. 7, 2025, meeting packet (7:00 PM, held virtually via Zoom with a City Hall fallback) listed four PROS Plan agenda items: Chapter 6 park sheets, master plans and maps, a senior center building reconnaissance, and the PROS Plan project schedule. 1 The Chapter 6 park sheets list existing conditions and possible improvements for each Kenmore park, including Wallace Swamp Creek Park (interpretive signage, a 0.2-mile secondary trail to a school, a picnic shelter, natural play area, portable restrooms, and expanded parking), Twin Springs Park (a wetland/beaver pond overlook, secondary paths, stream crossings, and two play areas), City Hall/Skate Court (an inclusive play area and a half sports court with basketball and pickleball), and Tolt Pipeline Trail (improving the remaining 1.3 unpaved miles in Kenmore). 1 The senior center reconnaissance notes main deficiencies in accessibility throughout the Rhododendron Park building and an unused upstairs, and concludes a new Senior Center 'feels like an important need.' 1 The project schedule shows Planning Commission review of final PROS elements in August, financial review in September, an October public hearing, and Council review with tentative adoption targeted for December. 1

  • The Aug. 7 agenda items covered Chapter 6 PROS Plan park sheets, master plans and maps, a senior center building reconnaissance, and the PROS Plan project schedule. 1
  • Possible improvements in the park sheets include a picnic shelter, natural materials play area, portable restrooms, and expanded parking at Wallace Swamp Creek Park, and an inclusive play area plus a half basketball/pickleball court at the City Hall/Skate Court. 1
  • The senior center building review identifies accessibility as the main deficiency and calls a new Senior Center an important need. 1
  • The schedule shows an October public hearing and Council review with tentative adoption targeted for December 2025. 1

Why it matters

These lists sketch what could eventually be built or upgraded at parks residents use — from playgrounds and sports courts to trails and restrooms — and the schedule shows when the public hearing and Council adoption are expected. Residents who want input on specific parks have a window before the October hearing. 1

What changed / what's next

  • The Planning Commission took up the PROS Plan's Chapter 6 park improvement lists, a senior center building assessment, and the plan's project schedule at its Aug. 7, 2025, meeting. 1
  • The packet is pre-meeting material; it does not establish what the Commission discussed or decided on Aug. 7. 1
  • The July 29 minutes list '8/7 meeting: Existing park facilities' as the next step, with a draft planned for the 8/26 meeting and a public hearing in October. 1
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.