tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450061648126809792.post3527764735510892680..comments2023-09-17T07:15:34.566-07:00Comments on Madison Park Blogger: Area community center unlikelyBryan Tagashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318071838873203382noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450061648126809792.post-53473220447637176312010-01-07T09:28:41.204-08:002010-01-07T09:28:41.204-08:00Although I was disappointed to hear that the commu...Although I was disappointed to hear that the community center plan will likely not go forward, I welcome the addition of a playfield to our neighborhood--IF it really will be available to the public (during daylight hours) as promised. However, I can't help wondering if the Seattle School District will regret selling this property, as the number of young families with children in Madison Valley has skyrocketed in the last decade. HeidiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450061648126809792.post-44782233452982501702009-11-11T13:25:44.750-08:002009-11-11T13:25:44.750-08:00Just because the Bush School's bid is 36% or, ...Just because the Bush School's bid is 36% or, in dollar terms, $1,350,000 more than the CCC bid doesn't mean that the Seattle School District would accept it. Given the Seattle School District's struggles in addressing declining enrollment, increased revenue shortfalls and dealing with the obvious solution of selling valuable properties I wonder if they would take Bush's money or go the politically correct route and take less money to make the neighborhood feel good. <br /><br />The Bush School is a highly successful private school in Madison Valley where for years it has been looked upon as the "rich folk" hanging out in a poor neighborhood. Even with it's yearly outreach to the Martin Luther King Elementary school there has always been veiled resentment to Bush's presence. However, they must be doing something right with their increased enrollment and yearly improvement projects. Maybe the new members of the SSD Board can learn from them. <br /><br />It makes financial sense for the SSD to take Bush's money and for the CCC to take their money, resources, efforts and volunteers and translate it into a project at Washington Park. The current site is a civic, neighborhood and public embarrassment! With any improvements to the dusty, muddy, hard, dangerous dirt field on hold due the City's storm sewer project, plans should be made to demolish the abandoned brick building that is used only for it's dingy bathrooms and storing old equipment and re-site the field and replace it with a field-house/community center and new artificial turf field! <br /><br />Even Georgetown has a new field and look at the new field and Community Center that Miller has! CCC, please look at Washington Park and transfer your dreams there. You could partner with the Parks Department, the City and the neighborhood youth sports organizations and make it a total community project. Most people don't realize it but Washington Park is City owned property and not subject to the influences or wishes of the University of Washington and their enormous acreage called the Arboretum. And there's already plenty of parking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com