Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement.
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) secured $500,000 in federal funding for the City of University Place’s Homestead Park redevelopment for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2022. With this funding, the City of University Place will be able to implement safety and visibility improvements.
“This federal funding will make much-needed safety improvements to University Place’s Homestead Park,” said Strickland. “This allows the City’s newly designated Urban Center to balance growth while maintaining safety for residents to recreate outside.”
“We are very grateful to Congresswoman Strickland for her advocacy of the City of University Place and our community treasure, Homestead Park,” said University Place Mayor Steve Worthington. “These grant funds will allow us to enhance the natural, wooded character of the park while making important safety improvements requested by residents. This is especially important as the park becomes an even more popular centerpiece of our growing downtown.”
With the recent rezoning of the City’s downtown as a regionally designated Urban Center under the State’s Growth Management Act, the City has seen significant new mixed-use, transit-oriented development, with Homestead Park at the center. The park suffers from a lack of visibility creating safety concerns. The proposed improvements will address the need for a more usable community gathering location in the City’s most dense neighborhood.
For information about Fiscal Year 2022’s Community Project Funding, click here.
“Strickland funds safety improvements”
Well that was mighty generous of her. Did she write a personal check?
“This federal funding will make much-needed safety improvements…”
Well now that’s a very different thing all together.
Let’s see, if federal funding is actually borrowed money that those of us who pay taxes are on the hook for, then aren’t we the tax payers the ones funding these safety improvements?
Shouldn’t you be thanking us Representative Strickland, for our involuntary yet endless generosity?
I agree with you Brian !!!
I hope this does not mean getting rid of our nature and what little wildlife is left. No cement and bright lights to confuse the migratory birds. Remember we have a bird sanctuary not far away.
Well said Karen 👏👏👏👏👏
The most important issue today! is Protecting wildlife in the city of University place. So called leaders, have no right to destroy any part of nature. Your plans are a disgrace to The city of University place. It is obvious that the city has no respect or care for life! Yes life! Your not smart or a good leader, You destroy and not create. You don’t even care about life! if you did you would have better ideas. your a freaking idiot! The trees must all remain and out live everyone. I really despise how the city treats the wildlife, leaves the dead in the road. I really want to sue the city for causing my anxiety i suffer. Get rid of the train tracks along the shoreline.We need nature and all that nature creates. You are lying about this issue. Nature is not the problem with anything on earth. If you want to make The city ugly and lifeless you are doing a great job. The wildlife, I look around and see University place wasting so much money. Expand the park make a creek or a pond behind the park in that gravel area. We want wildlife! we want water with fish and other wildlife. The city of University place can be more better and safer and thrive with life. lower speed limits, This is fact so understand if wildlife has a safe place to live, then people will have a safe place to live.