Where the aquatic center planned for Bellevue Airfield Park stands
· Bellevue Dispatch, issue 7 · Every answered question
A reader in Eastgate asked where the aquatic center planned for Bellevue Airfield Park stands. It is in procurement. Council named the Airfield site, 27.5 acres just off I-90, its preferred site for a regional aquatic center in 2021, and adopted the park's master plan in September 2024: an aquatic facility, pickleball and basketball courts, a flex field, a playground and splash pad, trails and terraced lawns. The state approved progressive design-build in February, and the city released its call for a design-build team on September 17. It expects to hire one this year. Design of the park and conceptual design of the aquatic center begin in 2027; phase one of park construction is expected in 2030–31. Neither the project page nor the city's October parks report gives an opening date for the pool. Know a neighbor asking the same thing? Forward this; they can subscribe at bellevuedispatch.com.
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