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Port Orchard outlines three park designs for 30‑acre Sherman Avenue stormwater site
Summary
City planners presented three distinct concept alternatives — trails and conservation, family nature, and community garden/recreation — for a 30‑acre site on Sherman Avenue that must also serve as a regional stormwater facility required under the city’s Clean Water Act stormwater permit.
Port Orchard city planners presented three design alternatives for a 30‑acre parcel at the south end of Sherman Avenue at a public workshop, saying the property must both manage stormwater and could be developed as a neighborhood park. The city bought the land in 2022 to create stormwater capacity so sidewalks and pedestrian connections can be extended into a neighborhood that currently lacks pedestrian infrastructure.
The project matters because the stormwater work is tied to the city’s federal stormwater permit and a compliance timeline discussed by staff; planners said work on the stormwater elements is required by 2029. The park design process is intended to produce illustrated concept plans, solicit more public input, and lead to a preferred alternative next spring.
City staff described three distinct alternatives: a trails-and-conservation park emphasizing soft-surface trails, habitat preservation and low maintenance; a family-nature park…
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