The city of Renton is now entering for the design and environmental permitting process for an 18.5-acre park on the north end of the East Plateau neighborhood.

The Renton City Council recently approved a $500,207 professional services agreement with Anchor QEA for design and environmental permitting for the Northeast Renton Park project. The project is aimed at creating a park that borders May Creek Greenway to the north, Duvall Avenue to the southwest, and residential neighborhoods to the south and east. According to the master plan for the project, the total cost will range from $6,820,000 to $8,130,000 for the park.

Renton Capital Projects Manager Betsy Severtsen said this is an area of Renton with limited park access.

“Generally we like folks to be able to access a park within a hal

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