The existing playground equipment in both parks is tired and weather-beaten. Both playgrounds were installed in 1999. Rock Hill’s playground lacks ADA access. This project is to replace both playgrounds that will meet current park safety standards and ADA access. Near term tasks include hiring design professionals (land surveyor, landscape architect, geotechnical and civil engineer) to gather site data and begin the design process.
Funding
Bloedel Donovan Park Playground $450,000 Park Impact Fees
Rock Hill Park Playground $250,000 Park Impact Fees
Status
Project start up.
Construction for Bloedel Donovan Park & Rock Hill Park may occur in 2026, depending on permitting.
Design Options
No design options developed to date
Survey Information
Surveys for public input are to be determined
Design Consultant Team
To be determined
Contractor
To be determined
Public Meetings
Meetings with the York and Silver Beach Neighborhood Associations are to be determined.
Parks and Recreation staff met with the Silver Beach Neighborhood Association on 8/13/24 at their regular meeting, to gain a sense of preferences held by attendees for later public outreach using Engage Bellingham for Bloedel Donovan Park.
Staff presented playground idea boards to stimulate discussion.
The playground idea boards are linked below.
To those who visit this site, you are free to browse the idea boards and contact the project manager at jschilk@cob.org with comments, preferences, questions, and suggestions.
