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Council approves ‘wind phone’ art installation at Dumas Bay Center
Summary
The Federal Way City Council approved a parks commission recommendation to install a non‑connected ‘wind phone’ at Dumas Bay Center. The device is intended as a place for private reflection and is not wired to any telephone network.
The Federal Way City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a wind phone installation at Dumas Bay Center, accepting a parks commission recommendation.
The proposed installation is a public art piece that resembles a rotary handset mounted in a sheltered kiosk. The phone will not be connected to a network; a plaque included in the proposal says the phone “will never ring — connected by love to nowhere and to everywhere” and is intended to give visitors a quiet place to speak to or remember loved ones.
Parks staff presented the idea and a recommended location at Dumas Bay Center, arguing the site’s quiet shoreline setting is appropriate for private reflection. Councilmember Walsh moved approval; the motion passed unanimously.
Ending: The parks department will coordinate final placement, construction details and signage; the council did not modify the parks commission’s recommended location.
