Seattle’s South Park neighborhood is one step closer to getting a new community recreation area. This comes after the Seattle Parks Foundation recently received a $250,000 grant from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office, which will go towards final construction documents for the community-led project. They are renovating the Puma Playfield at Concord Elementary to be used by both students during school and the public when school is not in session. “If you look at it, it kind of feels more like a jail than a park,” said Rebecca Bear, the CEO and President of the Seattle Parks Foundation. She said the park at Concord Elementary in South Park has scarce trees, is not accessible for many people in the community, and has drainage issues that make it unusable for much of the year. “In the winter, it is a mud pit,” said Bear. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/south-park-new-funding-for-park-renovation-project/281-317a8a0c-3184-4a13-9b7f-a59646e6fe00