Interested in Magnuson Park as a potential site for public pools?  Today (Saturday, Nov. 17th, 11am-1:30pm), you can attend the first of  three "Community Vision" open houses for Magnuson Park.  Two more open houses happen on the 19th and 27th.

The Parks Department calls these open houses "opportunities for public comment," so you’re welcome to attend and tell Parks Department representatives that you would like to see a public pool at Magnuson or elsewhere.  Or pools!

Note:  These meetings are not the same as the Parks Strategic Planning meetings, so if you only have time to attend one meeting, you may wish to attend one of the Strategic Planning Meetings instead.

Details on the Magnuson Open Houses from the Parks web site:

Public Invited To Open Houses On "Community Vision" For Magnuson Park

Seattle Parks and Recreation will hold three Open Houses in November to share with the community information about improvements to Warren G. Magnuson Park. These improvements carry forward the master plan for Magnuson Park.

The Open Houses will be held on:

  • Saturday, Nov. 17 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  • Monday, Nov. 19 5 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Nov. 27 6:30 - 9 p.m.

All Open Houses will be held at Warren G. Magnuson Park, The Brig (Building 406), 6344 NE 74th Street. All open houses will include the same presentations.

Parks issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) in 2005 to improve the park. That process resulted in proposals for:

  • Arena Sports to renovate Building 27 and create an active indoor recreation facility
  • Building 11 LLC to renovate Building 11 and manage a range of recreation-oriented mixed-use activities
  • Civic Light Opera (CLO) to renovate and manage the theater in the Magnuson Community Center
  • Cascade Bicycle Club to renovate Building 18 as the NW Center for Cycling
  • Seattle Court Sports Unlimited (SCSU) to create a new indoor/outdoor tennis center north of Magnuson Community Center
  • Sand Points Arts and Cultural Exchange’s (SPACE) proposal to renovate the west wing of Building 30 for artist’s studios

For more detailed information about these proposals or the Open Houses, please visit: www.seattle.gov/parks/magnuson/. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Eric Friedli, Enterprise Division Director at 206-684-8369 or eric.friedli@seattle.gov.