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El Centro de la Raza outlines Federal Way plans, seeks funding to finish phase 1 of Mercado and skate‑rink campus
Summary
El Centro de la Raza on Feb. 11 updated the Federal Way Parks and Recreation committee on plans to develop a multi‑phase Mercado, renovate the El Centro skate rink and pursue workforce housing and community center space at its Patterson property.
El Centro de la Raza presented a progress update to the Feb. 11 Parks and Recreation committee on its plans for Federal Way, describing completed projects in Seattle and a multiyear plan for mixed‑use development at the organization’s Patterson property in Federal Way.
“Mierra…we call it building the beloved community,” said Miguel Maestas, associate director at El Centro de la Raza, summarizing the organization’s approach to mixed‑use developments that combine early‑childhood classrooms, retail, cultural spaces and workforce housing. Maestas described the group’s accomplishments in Seattle and the Columbia City neighborhood and outlined a three‑phase plan for Federal Way centered on the skating rink property the organization purchased about three years ago.
Phase 1 would convert an adjacent…
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