Bothell’s Newest Park

While we were in France, the Bothell City Council finalized purchase of the former Wayne Golf Course. The vote was unanimous to purchase the back 9, mostly because the no votes for the front 9 vote were not in attendance. The park is already in use. Some folks have pick-up disk golf games on the weekends. There is a formal disk golf course at nearby Blyth Park, but the trees get in the way. Today we saw walkers and cross-country skiers on the back 9. This park will connect with the Burke-Gilman Trail and Blyth Park to create more than a mile of contiguous green space along the Sammamish River. Here’s hoping that other cities in the area follow Bothell’s lead to save open space from rampant development.