Attend This Open House to Review Designs for New Playground-on-the-Green

Monday, February 11, 2:30-4 p.m. OR 6-7:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station

— from Margaret Payne —

Over the past few years, as Orcas Island citizens have explored a vision for Eastsound, young parents have repeatedly asked for a place for their children to play in the village core. In October 2018, the EPRC, partnering with SJCounty Parks and citizen volunteers, received a $55,000 Lodging-Tax grant to construct a playground in the northwest corner of the Village Green.

The goal from the beginning has been to create a small playground that echoes the design and materials of the Stage-on-the-Green. County Parks has contracted with GreenWorks to design a nature-based playground. The Design Committee — Ken Katz, (Project Manager); Zack Leck, David Kau, Chuck Greening, Margaret Payne and Paul Kamin (EPRC), and Dona Wuthnow (County Parks) — invites your input on designs that feature glacial-erratic rocks and peeled logs as central features of the playground. See more of the designs at www.sanjuanco.com/1587/Eastsound-Village-Green-Play-Area-Design.

Bring your kids and join us at one of two open houses — Monday, February 11, 2:30-4:00 p.m. or 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Station — at which Ben Johnson of GreenWorks will present draft designs and receive questions and comments. Playground construction will begin late winter or early spring. Like the Stage, the playground is a community project. Volunteer materials and labor welcome.