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Edmonds could buy acre to expand park, build Interurban trailhead

Published 5:30 am Sunday, October 15, 2023

By Herald Staff

Children play on the playground at Mathay-Ballinger Park in Edmonds, Washington. (Photo provided by The City of Edmonds)
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Children play on the playground at Mathay-Ballinger Park in Edmonds, Washington. (Photo provided by The City of Edmonds)
Children play on the playground at Mathay-Ballinger Park in Edmonds, Washington. (City of Edmonds)
(Kate Erickson / The Everett Herald)

EDMONDS — At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Edmonds City Council will consider the purchase of 1 acre of land for $925,000 along the Interurban Trail.

The property has been owned by the Mee family for 50 years. Purchasing it would expand Mathay-Ballinger Park, the only city-owned park in southeast Edmonds. The asking price is below the

estimate of a city-ordered appraisal.

It would be funded by cash set aside by the city for buying park land. The city also has tentative funding for 75% of the purchase through the Snohomish County Conservation Futures Grant Program, if approved by the County Council in December.

If the Edmonds City Council approves the purchase, it could allow for a new trailhead for the Interurban Trail.

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