Pilchuck Park (169 Cypress Ave, Snohomish) will close this spring through the summer of 2023 for construction and maintenance. All baseball fields, sports courts, and the access road will be closed during this time. The Pilchuck Park access road will be relocated away from the Pilchuck River due to riverbank erosion. During the access road closure, City Parks staff will complete multiple park maintenance projects, including irrigation pump replacement, irrigation system repairs, and sports courts surface improvements.
A cultural resources consultant will be at the Pioneer Cemetery in April to investigate the site prior to the geotechnical investigation that will occur later in the month. The cultural resources consultant will identify an area that will not disturb any of the grave sites at the cemetery for the geotechnical investigation that will involve drilling to obtain soil samples for the bank stabilization project design. Excavation will occur as part of the cultural resources site investigation. The State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation has issued a permit for this work and the Tribes have been notified.