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Mill Creek council reviews Library Park renovation plan, wetlands limit scope of playground and monument work
Summary
Council received a staff update on proposed repairs and expansion at Library Park and the Veterans Memorial after a wetland delineation, and discussed how $500,000-plus in grants and possible city funds could be used for drainage, more memorial names and limited playground upgrades.
Mill Creek City Council members on June 10 reviewed a staff plan to repair drainage, expand space for names on the Veterans Memorial and add limited playground safety features at Library Park, after a wetland delineation showed most of the site lies inside wetland buffers.
City staff told the council that two awarded grants — a Snohomish County grant of $250,000 and a Washington State Department of Commerce award of $252,260 — together with potential local Recreation, Preservation and Beautification (RPB/ARPA) funds could fund design and construction work. Staff said the county grant is intended primarily for drainage repairs, pathways and a toddler play area; the commerce grant is designated to expand and modernize the veterans memorial.
The wetland delineation presented by staff shows the monument, existing playground and most of the open grass fall inside critical areas and…
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