End in sight to year-long redo of 220th St. SW
The official end of the year-long construction on 220th Street Southwest will be celebrated with a ribbon-cutting event at 2:20 p.m. (pretty clever) Wednesday, July 12 at Westgate Elementary School, 96th Avenue West and 220th Street Southwest in Edmonds.
Construction began last July on the one-mile project that ate up 9,200 tons of asphalt, 1.300 cubic yards of concrete and 9,000 hours of flaggers’ time.
Results include street widening, sidewalks and bike lanes, lowered roadway in spots for improved visibility, left-turn lanes, traffic signals and a lighted crosswalk at Westgate Elementary.
The cost of the project is approximately $5,400,000. About $4 million was obtained through grants and low-interest loans and the remaining from sources such as city funds designated for this type of project, the Olympic View Water and Sewer District and the Edmonds School District.
City staff are particularly grateful to residents along the construction site who gave input during the design phase and demonstrated cooperation and patience throughout the project, according to information from the mayor’s office.
Giving her all
Playing it forward is a concept not lost on 8-year-old Emma Parker of Edmonds.
The soon-to-be fourth grader at Meadowdale Elementary School has asked guests attending her ninth birthday party July 14 to bring non-perishable food for those less fortunate instead of presents. She said she is hoping to make a difference in the lives of people who “don’t get to go to the grocery stores and buy the food that they want.”
Michele Parker, Emma’s mother, shared that “My daughter says that if she’s in the newspaper, maybe other children will read about her party and do the same thing.”
Consider it done, Michele.
Hooked on art
The new artwork adorning the entrance to Edmonds City Hall is an etched brass fish sculpture by noted sculpture and longtime Edmonds resident Howard Duell.
The fish is the largest of seven elements in the artwork called “Of Sea and Life.” It was donated by Howard Duell and his wife, Virginia, to the city’s public art collection last month.
The remaining six fish will be “swimming” up the City Hall stairwell in the near future, promises Frances Chapin, the city’s cultural services manager.
The artwork was created in 1963 for the Ballard Library and returned to the artist when the library was remodeled, Chapin said.
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