Comments on: Waterfront activity center proposed for Northlake http://www.myballard.com/2009/07/19/waterfront-activity-center-proposed-for-northlake/ News, events and restaurant guide for Seattle's Ballard neighborhood Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:13:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sostane http://www.myballard.com/2009/07/19/waterfront-activity-center-proposed-for-northlake/comment-page-1/#comment-21045 Sostane Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:13:33 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=7905#comment-21045 We suggested that it could be Wallingford's front deck aka summer home. We already have gas works park right next store obviously so this would be more of an intentional community. <br><br>Although I think it is great that the Center for Wooden Boats is taking the lead on this I doubt that we need more spaces to view old wooden boats to be honest. We went to their current facility this weekend and most people were there for the free sailing and were from out of town and the only boats being worked on were small lil rowboats. <br><br>The highest and best use seems to be a community center with a natutical theme perhaps combined with a public sailing center (not funded by public money) vs another facility to work on old wodden boats. We suggested that it could be Wallingford's front deck aka summer home. We already have gas works park right next store obviously so this would be more of an intentional community.

Although I think it is great that the Center for Wooden Boats is taking the lead on this I doubt that we need more spaces to view old wooden boats to be honest. We went to their current facility this weekend and most people were there for the free sailing and were from out of town and the only boats being worked on were small lil rowboats.

The highest and best use seems to be a community center with a natutical theme perhaps combined with a public sailing center (not funded by public money) vs another facility to work on old wodden boats.

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/07/19/waterfront-activity-center-proposed-for-northlake/comment-page-1/#comment-21044 Silver Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:30:08 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=7905#comment-21044 Sounds fabulous! I'll bet it would do a lot more for the neighborhood than whatever is shown in the picture above! Sounds fabulous! I'll bet it would do a lot more for the neighborhood than whatever is shown in the picture above!

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