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City presents options, cost estimates and financing scenarios for replacing 56-year-old Recreation Pavilion
Summary
Staff presented cost comparisons and financing scenarios for replacing the Recreation Pavilion and recommended community engagement before selecting a final design and funding approach.
City staff told the Mountlake Terrace City Council that the 56-year-old Recreation Pavilion needs replacement and presented cost comparisons, potential financing strategies and next steps for public engagement.
Jeff Betts, the city’s recreation and parks director, said the pavilion was originally paid for with a voter-approved bond in 1964, built in 1968, and “serves about 400,000 users annually.” He summarized a previous Civic Facilities Advisory Task Force recommendation to replace (rather than remodel) the aging facility, and said a 2009 estimate put a possible new facility at $38 million.
Why it matters: replacing or significantly renovating the pavilion would be a multi‑million-dollar…
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