City of Kenmore Washington sent this bulletin at 03/06/2019 03:12 PM PST
Moorlands Park Athletic Field Opening Day
Moorlands Park athletic field is just days from opening! The public is invited to attend a special Opening Ceremony on March 16th, 2019 at 10am. Arrive early to check out the field and join Mayor David Baker, City Council, and the Northlake Little League as they open the new field with an inaugural game.
This new ballfield at 15221 84th Ave NE is the very first field owned, operated, and maintained by the City of Kenmore. The field is primarily intended to serve youth ages 12 and under playing baseball, softball, fastpitch, and t-ball. Fall soccer practices and games for youth ages 6 and under may be allowed. The city owns and maintains the athletic field, however during Moorlands Elementary School hours, the field is reserved for school use only.
Sometimes important community projects like this take time, a lot of money and a whole lot of teamwork and persistence from many groups! The field was completely renovated as part of the larger Moorlands Park Project.
In 2006, the neighborhood had a vision for the park and prepared a park master plan. The school district, neighbors, North Lake Little League, Northshore Youth Soccer Association, elected officials and city staff continued to work together towards this vision.
The project was prioritized for the city’s Capital Improvement Program and over $2 million was set aside. More than $600,000 of this funding came from two grants from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office. Another $250,000 was provided by the taxpayers of Washington in the 2018 capital budget thanks to the work of Senator Frockt, Representative Pollet and Representative Valdez.
The park project was finished last year and included new paved paths, a picnic shelter, restroom, path lighting, benches, picnic tables, and play equipment for preschool as well as school-aged children. To learn more about how to reserve the field, check kenmorewa.gov/MoorlandsParkField.
For questions and more information contact Becky Range, Communications, at brange@kenmorewa.gov or 425-398-8900. This information is available at www.kenmorewa.gov.
