Give Everett feedback on Riverfront Development
Published 11:20 pm Monday, March 8, 2010
EVERETT — City officials want to know what you think about parks, paths and open space for the Riverfront Development, a private-public project planned for the west bank of the Snohomish River.
A public hearing is set for 6 tonight at Spruce Hall at Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd.
The 86-page document prepared by a consultant lists improvements, such as trails and wetland restoration, in detail.
The amenities projects are estimated to cost between $19.9 million and $35 million.
The highlights include:
Improvements to Lowell Riverfront Park such as a possible interpretative center or picnic shelter, paved plaza and outdoor gathering areas, and as many as 65 paved parking lot slots;
Trails along the shoreline, waterfront overlooks and pedestrian bridges;
Wetland enhancements that include rechanneling Bigelow Creek and repairing riverbank slumps and slides.
If the Everett Parks Board approves the plan, it will advance to the City Council.
Debra Smith: 425-339-3197, dsmith@heraldnet.com.
To comment
The public may comment on the Riverfront Development public amenities plan at 6 tonight before the Everett Parks Board at Spruce Hall, Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd. A copy is available online at www.everettwa.org/default.aspx?ID=1075.
