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Duval unveils 30% design for expanded Big Rock park: new multiuse field, trails, parking and turf conversion
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a 30% design for Big Rock expansion that preserves three existing fields, adds one multiuse field, upgrades Field 3 to turf, increases parking to about 255 stalls, creates ≈2.5 miles of trails and includes a splash pad, pump track and new restroom capacity; King County Conservation Futures provided a $1.7M grant toward the project.
City staff and consultants gave a 30% design update on Jan. 6 for a major expansion of Big Rock park that increases the project footprint to roughly 38 acres and adds recreational diversity and infrastructure while minimizing wetland impacts. Michael Faulkner of Bruce Stevens & Associates described the plan as the community-preferred "balanced option": keep and improve the three existing fields (including converting Field 3 to turf), add a new 330-by-195-foot multiuse field, expand parking to about 255 stalls, and build trail connections, picnic shelters, restrooms and smaller amenity features such as pump and play tracks and a splash pad.
Faulkner said the revised layout came after a 2022…
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