Have a conversation about City of Edmonds parks with Parks, Recreation and Human Services Director Angie Feser and City Councilmember Vivian Olson during the Wednesday, July 2 morning meeting of the Edmonds Civic Roundtable at the Pancake Haus, 530 5th Ave. S., Edmonds.
The city manages 230 acres of parks and open space. In addition, the Edmonds parks system includes a mile of Puget Sound shoreline, more than seven miles of trails and 362 community partner acres. The July 2 meeting includes a conversation about parks and issues affecting them during the city’s challenging city budget environment.
Feser and Olson will speak briefly and then take questions from the audience. Breakfast and coffee service begin at 7:30 a.m. with the program starting at 8 a.m. There is no charge to attend. Space is limited so RSVPs are requested at kpatyourservice@yahoo.com
To learn more or to join the Edmonds Civic Roundtable, visit www.edmondscivicroundtable.org.
Since I’m not going to attend this event, I’ll just make a brief comment here. My advice to the Director and the Council Member would be to start advocating for an annual use fee for your wonderful parks, just like the state does. You could have an annual family pass for residents at say $25.00 and a non-resident family pass for $50.00. Several days a year free use for those who can’t afford the passes could be incorporated into the plan. Make enforcement done only in the event of behavior problems in the parks and issue fines as needed. It would pretty much be an honor system, but it would bring in some much needed cash for the parks and give law enforcement some leverage over bad behavior situations.