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New Overlake park discussions on tap for Wednesday meeting SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
Members of the Redmond community will soon be able to share their thoughts on a new urban park that will be constructed in Overlake. Capstone Partners — the Seattle-based development firm tasked with developing the old Group Health Cooperative site at 2464 152nd Ave. N.E. within Overlake Village — and the City of Redmond will host a public meeting next week to develop and discuss conceptual designs for the park, a key component of the proposed development. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at City Hall.
GRIZZLIES GRAB STATE TITLE Top, Bear Creek senior Alex Davisson, wearing his sportsmanship medal, hoists the 2B academic state championship plaque that the team earned in addition to winning the 1B/2B state soccer final last Saturday at Sunset Chev Stadium in Sumner. Right, Bear Creek sophomore forward Nathan Sim celebrates after scoring in the Grizzlies’ 2-0 victory over Grace Academy in the state final. Story on page 14. Courtesy of Sini Fernandez
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Sexual assault resource center opens in Redmond SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
After nearly 40 years of serving the area, King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) now has a physical presence on the Eastside. An expanded partnership with EvergreenHealth has brought the private nonprofit to the health care provider’s Redmond campus in Bella Bottega. “We’re very excited about expanding,” said KCSARC Executive Direc-
tor Mary Ellen Stone, adding that the process of opening the office in Redmond started in the summer and came together pretty quickly. KCSARC, which was founded in 1976, works with individuals of all ages who are affected by sexual violence and abuse, as well as their families. The organization offers therapy and treatment and advocates on victims’ behalf. Stone said they also help people navigate the legal process as not many people are that
familiar with the criminal justice system — going with people to police interviews, preparing them for trial and more. KCSARC offers services in English and Spanish as well as a 24hour resource line at 888-99-VOICE or (888) 998-6423. For more information, visit kcsarc.org. “The EvergreenHealth/KCSARC program demonstrates innovation and community involvement by providing onsite access to state-of-the-art [ more CENTER page 9 ]
At the meeting, Mike Hubbard, a partner at Capstone and head of the project, said they will be explaining to the community where the park will be and what they will be working with as it is not a typical park landscape. “This is not a flat park in the middle of downtown Redmond,” he said. “It’s a park on the side of a hill.” That hill rises about 60 feet in elevation from one end of the park to the other. Hubbard said they will be starting pretty much from scratch at next week’s meeting as they do not plan to have any sort of sketches or potential plans for the park aside from explanations of the landscape and
what can and cannot be done. Attendees are invited to bring forth any and all ideas to let Capstone know what they would like to see in the park. “The goal of the next meeting is to begin a discussion with members of the community about the future vision for the park,” said project manager Dennis Lisk with the City of Redmond, “including the type of activities that would occur there and the key features that people would like to see included in this urban park.” Following the meeting, Capstone will develop design options for the park site and will share their concepts at a public meeting tentatively slated for early January 2014. In late January, Capstone will present a preferred option to the community for feedback before creating plans for city approval. Details on the 2014 meeting schedule will be available in December. For more information, visit www.redmond.gov/overlake or contact Lisk at (425) 556-2471.
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An initial meeting was held earlier this month with Capstone, the Redmond Design Review Board and Redmond’s Parks and Trails Commission. Hubbard said the meeting had both groups at the table because the park’s design [ more PARK page 9 ]
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