The 17-acre property is located at 12603 NE 72nd Ave. in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands division, invites residents to an open house to learn more about the development of Curtin Creek Community Park, 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6. The 17-acre property is located at 12603 NE 72nd Ave. in Vancouver.
The park will be developed in two phases, due to funding constraints. The first phase of development will include parking, restrooms, inclusive and natural play areas, a picnic shelter, walking trails, viewpoints and a multipurpose synthetic turf field. Pickleball and basketball courts may also be included in the first phase. Phase two of development will include a second multipurpose field and a second picnic shelter. Construction of phase one is expected to begin in 2025.
At the open house on March 6, parks staff will share information about the phasing plan in a presentation from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Before and after the presentation, residents are invited to discuss the plan with staff and provide input. Light refreshments will be provided. Residents can attend the presentation in person or online. The in person open house will be in the media center of Prairie High School at 11311 NE 119th St. in Vancouver. Signage will direct attendees to enter through the school’s north entrance. To participate online via WebEx, residents can register on the project webpage. An email reminder with a one-click link to join the meeting will be sent to those who register. Registration is not required, and a link to join the meeting will be posted on the website and available to join once the meeting starts.
Handouts will be available in Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian. Meeting interpretation, additional translation and other accommodations can be requested by contacting Lynde Wallick, Parks and Lands Planner, at lynde.wallick@clark.wa.gov or (564) 397-5882.
The phasing plan, presentation documents and other project information will be posted at clark.wa.gov/public-works/curtin-creek-community-park by Feb. 28. A 30-day comment period will also open on Feb. 28. Instructions for submitting comments will be posted on the webpage with the phasing plan. A recording of the open house presentation, presentation slides and handouts will be posted to the webpage within seven business days of the open house.
For information about road and park projects, closures, opportunities for community input, and more, residents can follow Public Works on X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook and Instagram and view information on Nextdoor.
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Information provided by Clark Co. WA Communications.
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