I received this from a friend this morning ... the Barred Owls can breathe a little easier.

Thanks to the original poster for getting this information out. I suspect the volume of email they received changed their mind.

Note the last line in the PR though: "Williams and Go Ape have not yet decided whether to proceed with a ropes course proposal at another site." So keep an eye on your local parks canopy ... there may before more than Coops and Barreds up there.

See also

http://westseattleblog.com/2012/07/bulletin-lincoln-park-zipline-proposal-scrapped-says-parks

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Krejci, Holly" <Holly.Krejci at seattle.gov>
Date: July 11, 2012 12:24:40 PM PDT
To: "Bagshaw, Sally" <Sally.Bagshaw at seattle.gov>
Subject: Update: Lincoln Park Ropes Course

Thank you for emailing CM Bagshaw your concerns about the proposed ropes course at Lincoln Park. She asked me to forward the following information from Parks to you. Please see below.




NEWS RELEASE

Mike McGinn, Mayor

Christopher Williams, Acting Superintendent



For Immediate Release: July 11, 2012

Contact: Dewey Potter, 206-684-7241

email dewey.potter at seattle.gov



Seattle Parks withdraws Lincoln Park

ropes course proposal



Seattle Parks and Recreation has decided not to proceed with a proposal to build a five-to-six acre high ropes course in West Seattle?s Lincoln Park.



?We listened to the community, and though there is demand for this emerging form of recreation, there are some who clearly do not support it at this location,? said Acting Parks Superintendent Christopher Williams.



Low and high ropes courses are gaining in popularity worldwide, and they are among a number of emerging sports and other outdoor activities Parks and Recreation is working hard to accommodate.



The proposal for Lincoln Park was in the conceptual stages. Parks had just begun its public outreach process with contacts with the Camp Long Advisory Council, the Morgan Community Association, and the informal Friends of Lincoln Park, and had developed a full public involvement plan that included four more opportunities for input, one onsite. Parks had issued an Expression of Interest and had selected Go Ape based on their safety, park stewardship and operational history.



After the meeting with the Fauntleroy Community Association on July 10, Williams made the decision not to proceed with a high ropes course at Lincoln Park. Williams and Go Ape have not yet decided whether to proceed with a ropes course proposal at another site.

--

Kevin Purcell (Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA)
kevinpurcell at pobox.com
http://kevinpurcell.posterous.com
http://twitter.com/kevinpurcell

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