Juanita Beach Park (JBP) is a proposed site for the Aquatics Recreation Center (ARC). The proposed site would have a 93,000 sq/ft building and 250 parking spots. The size continues to grow. JBP is not an appropriate site. We would forever lose this open space. Further development in this area would jeopardize the great efforts already made to restore the Juanita Creek Basin. TRAFFIC: This area a
lready has one of the lowest ratings for traffic flow. The narrow two-lane roads would make the traffic even worse. This area already has 600 new apartments at the Juanita Village which was not built with adequate parking. HISTORY: There is a very rich history here from the Duwamish tribe to the Forbes developing a water park resort about a century ago. The historic Forbes house still stands today, but is the last vestige of the Forbes Legacy. ARC at JBP would have many negative impacts to this highly dense two-lane road area. The Parks Department for the City of Kirkland has been working for years to build ARC and JBP is currently the "favored" site. Please "Like" this page, add our comments and spread the word. The other location, North Kirkland Community Center has 700 petition signatures for ARC at JBP. JBP has only 250 petition signatures to save the park. Your help is needed to protect the park from more over-construction. Your thoughts are Important to Save Juanita Beach park. JBP is not a good site for more over-development and a huge Aquatics center Spread the word! Like this page and invite your friends to like this page as well.
