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King County committee forwards Skyway West Hill community center plan after staff briefing
Summary
The Local Services and Land Use Committee voted 4-0 to forward a motion acknowledging receipt of the Skyway West Hill Community Center project plan and recommended it be placed on the council’s consent agenda; staff outlined remaining funding gaps, a preliminary timeline and next steps for community engagement and design.
The King County Council Local Services and Land Use Committee on May 21 voted 4-0 to forward a motion acknowledging receipt of the Skyway West Hill Community Center project plan and recommended the item for placement on the full council’s consent agenda.
The plan, transmitted in response to a 2023–2024 budget proviso, outlines a preliminary project concept for a new community center in unincorporated Skyway West Hill, summarizes potential sites identified in a 2019 feasibility analysis and estimates capital and operating needs. Council central staff said King County’s 2025 budget already includes $10 million toward the project and that Parks estimates an additional roughly $28 million in capital resources will be needed beyond what has been appropriated.
Why it matters: Skyway West Hill is identified in King County planning materials as having relatively high shares of underserved…
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