Hamilton Remodel and Wallingford Park

The proposed Hamilton remodel seems to be on schedule -- so far. If all goes as planned, our kids (if we choose Hamilton) would be in the remodeled building in their 8th grade year. For 6th and 7th grade, they would be in the interim site at the old Lincoln High School.

But there are still a couple of things to work out before the Hamilton remodel goes ahead. And you can help! Here are two ways:

#1 -- The District and the Parks Department are working on planning the interface between Wallingford Park and Hamilton. There appear to be basically two choices for how Hamilton will connect to the park. (1) The renovated Hamilton open playcourt can be connected to the playfield on the same level as the grass, or (2) there will be a sunken, planted/bushy area between the school and the park. If you would like to see what this looks like and have a say in the design process, please attend a meeting this Thursday, October 18 from 6:00 to 8:00pm in the Hamilton auditorium.

#2 -- In order for the Hamilton remodel to include a full-size gymnasium, the School District has applied to swap a piece of Hamilton's land for part of the vacated street (43rd) that belongs to the Parks Department. Both the parks land and the Hamilton land have always been paved and part of the area used by Hamilton. But now that the school district wants to build a gym on the property, they need to own the underlying land.

To see what this "lot boundary adjustment" looks like, click here:

http://www.wallingfordkids.org/hamilton.htm

The City Council Parks Committee, and then the full City Council must vote to approve the land swap. You can send email to the three Seattle City Council members on the Parks committee. Tell them you support the Hamilton/Wallingford "lot boundary adjustment", and that you would like them to approve it in a speedy fashion so that the Hamilton remodel is not delayed.

david.della@seattle.gov
jan.drago@seattle.gov
richard.conlin@seattle.gov

Thanks for all your help!