Friday, March 4, 2011

Seattle's parks in peril: the choices are to shrink, skimp or pay up

The new South Lake Union park will cost about $300,000 a year to maintain, money not included in the past two voter-approved, parks-tax levies. "We are in no danger of imminent collapse," says acting Parks Superintendent Christopher Williams. "The problem is more akin to a person who smokes a couple packs of cigarettes a day."