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Yakima details 2025 parks capital projects, funding and security concerns; MLK aquatic center nears completion
Summary
City parks staff outlined 2025 capital projects including the MLK Aquatic Center, a state-funded pedestrian bridge, a proposed secure storage building at Kiwanis Park, and play-area and irrigation upgrades.
Yakima City staff presented the department’s 2025 parks capital priorities on Jan. 8, highlighting continued work on the Martin Luther King Jr. Aquatic Center, a pedestrian-bridge replacement at West Valley Community Park, security and storage upgrades at Kiwanis Park Gateway Sports Complex, a needed renovation of the Miller Park spray park, irrigation upgrades at the Harmon Center, and a planned replacement of the Elks Park playground.
Parks staff reported the Martin Luther King Jr. Aquatic Center remains one of the department’s largest projects. “Our donors have just given so much money. I think we're at $3,400,000 plus in donations out of this community to build this facility,” Parks and Recreation Manager Ken (last name not specified) said. Staff said the pool contractor is working inside the building on plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems, and the department expects to plan…
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