Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee Grants

Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee

Building on the community outreach and designs for the street end located at 7575 8th Avenue South, the Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee will bring portions of the design up to 60-100%. This work will involve design, engineering, and close coordination among the lead agencies and partners. These partners include the Port of Seattle, Seattle Parks and Recreation, SDOT, OPCD, Seattle Parks Foundation, and King County. This phase of the project will be completed by November 30, 2021.

Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee

The Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee will work with a landscape architect/engineering firm to develop 60% design for community amenities at the 8th Ave S Street End (vicinity of 7575 8th Ave S). Design elements will include a bioswale, re-grading the street end, ADA parking, benches, picnic tables, and accessible shoreline. Community engagement will include working with adjacent businesses and conducting two rounds of community input to inform a cohesive street end and shoreline design by the early spring of 2019.

Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee

The Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee (GOSSC) will prepare design documents and do community outreach for design of drainage improvements and rain gardens/bioswales along 8th Ave SW near Gateway Park North (7551 8th Ave SW). Outreach will be done at the Duwamish Alive! clean-up event at Gateway Park on Saturday, April 21, 10am-2pm, as well as at other community events and meetings in May and early June. Community input will be completed by mid-June 2018.