Homestead Park plan.
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SNOHOMISH — Plans for Homestead Park took a step forward last week when the City Council hired a design consultant to plan out what will be in the city’s 10-acre park at 2000 Ludwig Road.
The city has idealized placing a disc golf course, a playground and doing away with the original farmhouse here.
Last week, residents gave different desires such as a dog park, and keeping the farmstead house.
The City Council voted unanimously to hire design consultant GGLO LLC to create a master plan that reflects both the environment and the desires of the community.
Future engagement will include a project webpage and live surveys for ongoing input.
The city is currently asking people what they think of the features presented at a survey open through Dec. 16 at www.snohomishwa.gov/homesteadpark
In January, the city’s parks board will review the survey results, and the draft design will be discussed in February. An open house is planned for spring 2025, with postcards sent to nearby properties to keep the community informed.
In August, Snohomish won a state Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) grant for $147,324 to help pay for a consultant to restart work on the master plan design.
The RCO grant requires the master plan, cultural resources assessment, and 30% design to be completed by June 30. A request to amend the grant scope was denied in November 2024, but an extension may be possible after the state’s budget is approved in late April 2025. It’s unclear if funds can carry over into the new fiscal year.
The staff report describes how the Homestead Park Master Plan has been shaped by community involvement through the 2022/2023 PROS and Comprehensive Plan engagements. A summary of this feedback was shared with the city parks board in October.
Funding for the park will come from park impact fees, which developers pay to support new park expansions. These fees cannot be used for upgrading or rehabilitating existing park facilities but instead are dedicated to expanding park resources. The total contract for GGLO is $273,409, with $287,000 in available funds from park impact fees and another grant. Any leftover funds will go toward covering additional costs such as permitting, geotechnical studies, or surveys needed to complete the master plan.
