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Duval council asks staff to craft advocacy packet for King County Parks partnership

6441869 · October 8, 2025
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Summary

Council members discussed long‑standing efforts to secure King County Parks investment or a formal partnership to support parks and sports fields used by both city and unincorporated residents. Council directed staff to prepare a fact sheet and stakeholder outreach plan to support advocacy with King County.

Councilors on Oct. 7 discussed a six-month-old request to pursue a more formal relationship with King County Parks to secure investment, maintenance support or a formal acknowledgement that certain Duval facilities serve county residents.

City Administrator Cynthia Gebat (presentation lead) and Director of Public Works Steven Lanschevsky summarized recent grant activity and King County programs that could be relevant — Conservation Futures, Youth Sports, Parks Capital, Aquatics and Open Space grants — and the constraints that county grant rules and operating policies place…

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