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Bothell staff outline PROS Plan priorities and equity gaps; Shelton View acquisition seeks state grant
Summary
Parks staff presented the draft 2026 PROS (parks, recreation and open space) Plan, highlighting community engagement (756 survey responses), a walk‑shed analysis showing roughly half of residents within a 10‑minute walk to a park, equity gaps in northeast Bothell, and a Trust Land Transfer grant application for the 25‑acre Shelton View Forest.
City parks staff presented the 2026 PROS Plan update to the commission May 20, describing public engagement, system needs and priorities for acquisitions and programming. Director Nick Stoop and project manager Aaron Milner said the update is primarily informational; no action was required.
"We have 21 park properties, 6 open space properties for a total of 27 properties, and 383.8 acres of land," Milner said during his overview. Staff also reported the outreach program included 756 online survey respondents, 33 focus‑group participants representing 20 stakeholder groups, and multiple pop‑up events and school engagements.
Staff emphasized two technical findings: about 50% of Bothell residents live within a 10‑minute walk to a park (a common parks metric), producing notable gaps—especially in the northeast portion of the city—when the walk‑shed map is overlaid with Washington State health disparity indices. Commissioners discussed priorities for acquisition and funding, including whether a parks levy would focus on capital projects, operations, or grant capacity. Stoop and Milner noted an active Trust Land Transfer grant application for the 25‑acre Shelton View Forest; Stoop said Bothell is one of 30 projects selected to advance to the next step and the only Snohomish County applicant being considered June 10.
Commissioners praised the outreach and visuals and asked staff to clarify funding options and how the plan would reach underrepresented groups. Staff outlined next steps toward adoption (Council review June 9; Parks Board June 11; public hearing July 7; Council adoption July 14) and said additional memos and appendices will be attached to the draft plan with methodological detail.
