Sneak a Peek at the Milwaukie Riverfront Park Plan

Residents can review early design plans for Milwaukie Riverfront Park at an Open House scheduled for January 29th from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Public Safety Building, 3200 SE Harrison Street. Last May City Council approved the concept plan forwarded to them by the Riverfront Board, and since then the design firm, DEA Associates, has been selected and been working on refining the concept plan into the final plan. The final plan contains the level of detail required for construction. 

The City’s JoAnn Herrigel has been overseeing the project and she describes how the process is finally taking shape. “The park elements that the public saw in the survey last year are still in the plan but they are being refined into a really beautiful site for residents to use,” JoAnn said. 

The plan retains the boat ramp and parking, but introduces an amphitheater, a pavilion overlooking the river, a play area and an extended plaza. Work on the final design is expected to be completed by March 2007, at which time staff will begin looking for grants to fund the park’s construction. 

“Although the City has made many attempts to design the Riverfront,” JoAnn said, “I believe that this time we have the momentum to really make it happen.”