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2-04-2026 10:50pm
City of Lake Forest Park Receives $2 million in federal funding for planned Community Center
Chris Clasen
Editor
LAKE FOREST PARK, Wash. — The City of Lake Forest Park
This funding, sponsored by Representative Jayapal with the support of
Senators Murray and Cantwell, provides needed dollars to support the
construction of a Community Center at the city’s planned lake front
park. The City of Lake Forest Park acquired 2 parcels, totaling
1.91-acres, on the shores of Lake Washington. This land is located near
the Town Center, Burke-Gilman Trail, and adjacent to the scenic Lyon
Creek Waterfront Preserve. This community center, scheduled to open to
the public in 2027, will provide much needed meeting space for the use
of the community’s non-profits and various community groups and members.
"The Lakefront Community Center project will provide multiple indoor and
outdoor community gathering spaces that currently don’t exist in the
City,” remarked Lake Forest Park Mayor Tom French. “This project allows
the City to partner with community groups and provide spaces for nature,
art, educational opportunities and low-impact recreation right on the
shore of Lake Washington. The project is adjacent to the Burke Gilman
Trail and will be a boon for everyone in our community. We couldn’t have
completed the project without the federal funding sponsored by
Representative Jayapal with the support of Senators Murray and
Cantwell."
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Paula Donahue
Neighbor
2-06-2026 3:10pm
$2 million in federal funding is a great start. If there are cost overruns, where will more money come from? Is this something we voters can decide? Is there a working plan already developed?
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James D Liming
Neighbor
2-06-2026 3:49pm
The total budget for acquisition and
development is estimated at $12.9million, compared to the $4million Kenmore invested in improving Logboom Park. I think it's great that LFP will have a better waterfront park but I think a true 'community center' building would be better located in or near the mall, with parking. And I wonder why the contemplated offices for various nonprofit organizations need to be located on some of the most expensive waterfront property in our city.
