Webster Park (the park at the Nordic Heritage Museum) is currently owned by the Seattle School District and leased by the Seattle Parks Department. The School District has been given instructions to sell the property, along with four other properties.

The proposal is that the Parks Dept buys the park for the asking amount of $1.6 million, or the value of seven residential lots. The potential problem is that the Parks Department may not have that kind of money, and the representative from the school district said they would pursue other buyers if the parks couldn't pay. According to the school district the transaction must be sealed with a contract by the end of June.

In a recent Ballard News Tribune article, Mayor Nickels spoke in favor of Webster Park being sold to the Parks department, but it was also said that the current budget will be directed toward the renovation of Pike Place Market and Seattle Center.

There was a town meeting at the museum last week, with limited notification of adjacent neighbors. There were about 30 people there, and everyone was very passionate about keeping the park a park, but more work needs to be done. Ron English, Property Manager for Seattle Public Schools lead the meeting. http://www.seattleschools.org/area/propertymgt/index.dxml

If Webster Park means as much to you as it does to us, please take five minutes to let the city officials know that you would like to see Webster Park remain a Park.

Friends of Sunset Substation