The people behind the idea for the little park that took nearly two decades to come to fruition are being recognized by city for their volunteer efforts. The East Ballard Community Association has received one of the Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Denny Awards for outstanding volunteer service for their work in creating Gemenskap Park on […]
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13 years later, Gemenskap Park is now a reality
The long wait is finally over — Gemenskap Park has a fresh layer of green grass and is open for business. The idea for a park along 14th Ave NW between NW 59th and NW 61st Streets was first broached 13 years ago by residents in East Ballard. It inched closer to reality when Seattle […]
Gemenskap Park community meeting tonight
If you live near the new Gemenskap Park on 14th Ave. NW, there’s a community meeting tonight (Thursday) that you may want to attend. The East Ballard Community Association (EBCA) and St. Alphonsus have teamed up with Seattle PD, Parks and Recreation and the Department of Neighborhoods to hold a meeting to “share concerns as […]
New Gemenskap Park waits for utility work
With most of the street work complete, 14th Ave. NW has reopened to traffic through the Gemenskap Park construction project. But workers are waiting for utility hookups before they can place the plants and grass, according to Seattle Parks and Recreation. “We are in the queue for SPU to tap the main and install the […]
Gemenskap Park still on schedule
Construction work to build a new park along 14th Ave. NW between 59th and 61st is running on schedule, according to Seattle Parks. Gemenskap Park is going in on the east side of 14th Ave., shifting both lanes to the west and removing the middle parking area. The park will feature a green space, rain […]
City to remove trees at Gemenskap Park site, new trees to be planted
Construction is underway at Ballard’s newest park on 14th Ave. NW, and you may have already noticed the road is now closed between 58th and 60th. As part of the Gemenskap Park project, crews have marked 12 trees along the east side of the street to be cut down — all but a large maple […]
After a dozen years of work, 14th Ave. finally getting a park this spring
As far back as we can remember, neighbors and business owners along 14th Ave. — the stretch with the middle parking area — have dreamed of converting part of the space into a park. Not only is the street a bit of an eyesore, it’s also dangerous for pedestrians. After 12 years of planning, cleanups […]
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