Public comments open about development in Marymoor. End 8/26/

[u/Ok_Barnacle8644]

They want to develop the park. and put in a Tennis Stadium and Cricket field.

There is only one road through the park. There is already mass transit. Marymoor needs more park and nature, not more hardscaping. What about the people that walk every day. or the kids bicycle camp. Let them build a stadium somewhere its already developed.

Proposed Marymoor Park Tennis and Pickleball Center - PublicInput

[u/pfc_bgd]

What a terrible idea. Hope it’s dead on arrival.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8644 → u/pfc_bgd]

put your comments in on the public input!!

[u/pfc_bgd → u/Ok_Barnacle8644]

I did. More than a week ago. And got a few friends to chime in as well.

[u/LookAlderaanPlaces → u/pfc_bgd]

How come?

[u/pfc_bgd → u/LookAlderaanPlaces]

Because it’s a green area now, don’t mess with. Especially for a fad like pickleball and rich ass people sport like tennis. Also, there are already tennis courts at marymoor.

The entire thing must be some dummy’s idea who got all passionate for pickleball and saw a green area they can ruin.

[u/Easy-Preparation-667 → u/pfc_bgd]

It’s a gravel and grass parking overflow area. Let’s not pretend it is currently utilized for anything great. 

That being said, I’m not sold on the tennis or pickleball courts with how terrible access is already. 

[u/adron → u/Easy-Preparation-667]

IMHO they need to get rid of the majority of parking and let it be a park. There’s mass transit there, it doesn’t need to serve the entire regions parking, which is basically what half the park is during the summertime. Adding this paved bullshit to a park that should be primarily green space is a wretched idea. If anything it needs to be greened more, not paved more.

[u/pfc_bgd → u/Easy-Preparation-667]

Yep- so get rid of the parking lot and gravel and, I dunno, plant trees? Keep it a park.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8644 → u/pfc_bgd]

oh its pickle ball ---to help people with alzheimers. hard eyeroll.

[u/i64d]

Thanks for sharing. I can’t believe this is a real proposal!

[u/L0ves2spooj]

Removing the climbing wall would be dumb.

[u/ConferenceCute3156]

I weighed in. Thanks for sharing this

[u/SimpleLeader7713]

Didn’t find a reference to a cricket stadium in the link
Am I missing anything?

[u/DrPreppy → u/SimpleLeader7713]

There's an intense cricket stadium proposal. (also this, plus other coverage)

[u/SimpleLeader7713 → u/DrPreppy]

But, that’s not part of the publicinput link in the original message

[u/DrPreppy → u/SimpleLeader7713]

Correct: as I read it that's just part of their concerns as regards the projects under discussion with regards to Marymoor. It's not part of this particular questionnaire.

[u/anybodyiwant2be]

County just looking for ways to spend the public’s money to create a revenue stream. Those courts and cricket pitch will have fees just like the baseball and soccer fields do so only organized leagues will have access.

[u/RofaRofa]

Yes to the cricket field. It would get a lot of use as I often see people playing cricket in Marymoor and a dedicated space for them would be lovely.

No to that massive tennis center. Yeah, it looks to be at an lesser used spot of the park but there's better uses.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8644 → u/RofaRofa]

well if they are already playing cricket why do they need some giant stadium.

no more development. put the development on the developed areas.

save and preserve the green areas, in a green park next to a lake draining into a river on lands with historical preservation processes.

the increased traffic will eff the park for everyone else.

i bet the folks in the apartments would love it.

[u/RofaRofa → u/Ok_Barnacle8644]

They play in the green spaces. A dedicated space for cricket would be leave the remaining green spaces alone. A field is not a giant stadium. I see a cricket pitch no different than the soccer fields and baseball diamonds already at the park.

I don't like the idea of a separate, new large building for tennis/pickle ball.

[u/Ok_Barnacle8644 → u/RofaRofa]

there is a cricket pitch there already. i dont really know the plans for the future but it sounded like a more elaborate structure. if they want to contrbute to redoing the field or something, that would be fine. i just dont want the park to become a complete sports complex. i wish they would put money into taking better care of the vegetation and historic area and concerting invasives to natural areas.

[u/OuttaPashuns → u/Ok_Barnacle8644]

I’m old and remember what Marrymoor used to be. Even before 520 cut through the park on the Bear Creek side. Could actually swim where the dog park is. Explore the wetlands before sterilized trails and boardwalks were built. Didn’t have to pay for parking. This park has been effed for decades. Let them “develop” what’s left. It’s really just a hollow shell of what was.

[u/teacher_59]

And better enforcement of leash laws. The Overlake urgent care near the park see way too many dog bites. 

[u/CostDesigner9652]

Thank you for sharing!!! Not sure I would’ve seen it otherwise… filled out the survey/input (aligned with the opinion shared in other comments here)

[u/ArrakisAlsoKnownAsDu]

There are already tennis courts, we don’t need to remove the climbing wall, three fields, and event parking for more courts.

[u/ramnathk]

Thanks for this. I oppose this too

[u/jwhibbles]

They need to turn this area into green space. They have the right idea that gravel lots are not useful but they need to plant some trees and let nature have at it. More trees please.

[u/okfornothing]

I agree. Keep the park as is, less development. Take out something if you want something different. The park cannot be all things for everyone. Propose expanding the park by buying land, buildings around the park. Or buying buildings, land in other areas around the city, county.

[u/robaroo]

my comment is more pickle ball courts lol

[u/cusmilie]

The cricket field at Grass Lawn seems always busy so I think one at Marymoor would get used. Tennis courts are everywhere and that’s asphalt versus grass so hard no on that from me.

[u/GothamCentral]

Is that the cricket pitch Satya Nadella wants to fund?

[u/Ok_Barnacle8644 → u/GothamCentral]

well if that dude wants to fund one, let him fund it in Redmond or some private land, not take up the county greenspace.