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Mercer Island Arts Council reviews Clark and Groveland parks plan, flags public-art opportunities and decade-long timeline
Summary
City staff presented a joint infrastructure plan for Clark and Groveland Beach parks that prioritizes shoreline restoration, ADA access where feasible and public-art opportunity areas; staff said early design funding of roughly $150,000–$200,000 was requested and significant work could take 5–10 years because of shoreline permitting.
City staff outlined a joint infrastructure plan for Clark and Groveland Beach parks and asked the Mercer Island Arts Council to identify public-art opportunities to document in the final plan.
Sarah Blavas, capital project manager, said the City Council approved the joint planning effort in 2022 and that staff have combined technical assessments with community engagement, including a Let’s Talk survey that received 229 responses and targeted outreach to youth and teens. “The reason I’m really here tonight is to start discussing opportunities for public art integration for the preferred plan,” Blavas said.
Blavas described structural and accessibility problems at both parks: Groveland’s in-water structures are in fair condition while Clark’s have “reached the end of their useful life,” citing degraded concrete stairs, timber piles and a sheet-pile wall. At both sites restrooms were found to be functional but noncompliant with several ADA guidelines, she said.
The draft preferred plan for Clark Beach shows a fully accessible route from parking to the waterfront if feasible, replacement of the restroom with a…
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