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Reporting for West Seattle Blog
Additions and improvements with an artistic focus and international flair are coming soon to a small park in west Admiral.
At an online “community review” meeting on Tuesday night (as we previewed here), attendees discussed the proposed plans for
Nantes Park (5062 SW Admiral Way), which was established in 2006 in honor of Seattle’s “sister city” relationship with Nantes, France. The launch of the
Nantes Park Beautification Project this year will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Seattle/Nantes partnership, with a goal as follows: “The project will transform a small, rarely used pocket park… into something that is fun, family-friendly, accessible, and reflective of the sister city relationship with Nantes, France.”
Seattle-Nantes Sister City Association, seeking your thoughts on the little west Admiral park that honors the sister-city relationship. The project has proceeded, with a city matching-funds grant announced last November. ANA got an update on where the plan stands.
At the February 9th meeting,
Susan Kegel presented that update. She showed
Nantes Park‘s original plan, including a walkway that no longer exists – “just little shreds of it in places.”
Recapping the 2019 survey results, she showed some of the reactions they got regarding why people don’t spend much time at the park, and what people would be interested in seeing there. With grant funding, they worked on conceptual designs, and also obtained a