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Issaquah launches multi‑month rewrite of municipal park rules, seeks equity input and state alignment
Summary
Parks staff outlined a plan to update IMC park rules last amended in 1985/2000, solicit Park Board and public input through May, and align local rules with any enacted state legislation such as HB 2489 before final Council consideration this summer.
Parks Director Jeff Wadley told the Services, Safety and Parks Committee that the city will begin a multi‑month review and update of park rules in Issaquah Municipal Code Title 9 to better reflect modern park and trail uses and to provide clearer, codified standards for signage and enforcement.
Wadley noted that IMC 9.25 was last updated in 1985 and IMC 9.26 in 2000 and said many current and emerging park uses are not adequately addressed. "These next two months, February and March,…
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