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Issaquah to pilot maintenance, scheduling of northern Lake Sammamish State Park fields; agreement pending
Summary
Issaquah parks staff proposed a short‑term pilot to manage about seven acres of rectangular athletic fields at Lake Sammamish State Park after State Parks sought a new maintainer; staff and the park board support pursuing an interim agreement through December 2026.
Issaquah Parks & Community Services on May 20 outlined a staff proposal to pilot maintenance and scheduling for roughly seven acres of athletic fields at Lake Sammamish State Park after the long‑standing maintenance agreement with the Issaquah Soccer Club ended.
Jeff Watling, director of parks and community services, told the committee that Washington State Parks approached the city earlier this year about taking over management after the soccer club terminated its agreement. Watling said the city is proposing to assume responsibility for the northern portion of the large field complex — about 7 acres rather than the full roughly 14‑acre complex — and to operate it as multipurpose rectangular fields available to soccer, cricket, lacrosse and other sports rather than as exclusive single‑sport fields.
“We would position these to be managed and maintained in a way that could support additional sports that…
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