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Seattle Parks is getting ready to kick off the design process for a $2 million renovation of the Miller Park playground next to the Miller Community Center, the Meany Middle School campus, and the Miller Annex Preschool Center.
Thursday night, the city is inviting you to meet with planners and designers to help shape the renovation. Construction is planned to begin in the spring of 2026.
The $1,906,093 project will replace play equipment, install play area grass safety surfacing and make accessibility improvements for the play area adjacent to the Miller Community Center. The equipment will include play structures and seating for children of all abilities ages 2 to 12. Seattle Parks and Recreation says it is working with Inclusion Matters to design the project.
They are also gathering community feedback and will launch an updated survey on the project following this week’s meeting.
CHS reported in December on early planning for the King County Parks Levy-funded project.
Parks says the design is hoped to be completed by December 2026. Construction will stretch from spring 2026 to the fall as currently planned.
The Miller Playfield’s most recent upgrades involve updated artificial turf installed in 2022. The campus’s courts have also become an important center for pickleball activities.
The Miller Community Center, meanwhile, recently added a new wall mural.
The playfield next to the Meany Middle School campus just off 19th Ave E was gifted to the city in 1906 by Mary Miller in honor of her late son. Miller was part of a pioneer family that held valuable land and investments secured during the development of Washington Territory.
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