The city of Renton is looking for community feedback in choosing between two draft design options for the Cleveland-Richardson Park.

Renton Capital Projects Manager Betsy Severtsen said they are currently working on a master plan for the future park located in the Talbot Neighborhood, near the Kent border. The city previously acquired the 24-acre property from the Cleveland-Richardson family to be used for open space and recreation.

“It’s a site that has a lot of really nice natural resources: streams, wetlands and forests, as well as these older buildings. We tried to hear from the public about what were their hopes and concerns for a new park in their neighborhood,” Severtsen said. “We got a lot of great feedback about that.”

In Aug. 2024, the city hired consultants led by Bruce Dees

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