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Snohomish County awards Mountlake Terrace $40,000 in grants for playground and school beacon; city to add funds for installation
Summary
Snohomish County approved two partnership grants to Mountlake Terrace: $30,000 for a new playground at Firefighters Park and $10,000 for a flashing pedestrian beacon near Cedar Way Elementary School.
City staff told the Mountlake Terrace City Council that Snohomish County has approved two partnership grants to fund playground replacement at Firefighters Park and a flashing pedestrian safety beacon near Cedar Way Elementary School.
Carolyn Hope, filling in for staff, said the parks project will replace individual play pieces behind the fire truck with a consolidated playground suitable for children ages 2 to 5, replace sand with playground-safe wood chips and improve the connecting pathway. "That project is being awarded $30,000 by the county, and we'll be augmenting that with $20,000 from the NPIS fund in the budget," Hope said.
Gary Schimek described the public works project: a flashing beacon to warn drivers of children crossing near Cedar Way Elementary at the intersection near 220 Third Street Southwest and 40 Fourth Avenue West. Schimek said community members had emphasized the need for the device after a crossing guard became unavailable for the rest of the school year. The county grant for that project is $10,000, Schimek said.
Hope told the council the city will be required to install the improvements no later than Dec. 31, 2026, and staff requested council authorize acceptance of the two grants and add $40,000 to the budget to implement the projects. Hope said the city will return the items on the consent agenda for formal authorization the following week.
Councilmember Sanmore described Firefighters Park as a valued neighborhood pocket park and supported the playground update. Councilmember Woodard thanked staff for selecting projects on the east side of the city and urged the city to publicize the improvements to reassure residents in that area that their needs are being addressed.
If approved, park contractors will replace play equipment and surfacing at Firefighters Park and public works crews will purchase and install the school-area flashing beacon; staff will return implementation details and a timeline as a consent-item authorization.
