On February 13, 1968, voters approve Proposition 6, a $118-million bond proposal for the purchase, creation, and improvement of parks throughout King County. Proposition 6 is one of 12 proposed Forward Thrust bond propositions.
Forward Thrust's Ambitions
Forward Thrust was a major King County works program with bond proposals encompassing transportation, community housing, water issues, and other publicly financed capital improvements. Proposition 6 was approved by 64.7 percent of the voters.
Below is a list of some of the 260 park projects in King County, taken from a progress report included in the April 12, 1970, Seattle Times-Seattle Post Intelligencer Sunday newspaper:
Regional Parks
- Sammamish Valley -- $3 million -- included river easements between Marymoor Park and Bothell
- Coal Creek -- $1,100,000
- North Soos Creek -- $1,100,000 -- Land east of Kent and Auburn
- Cedar River -- $825,000
Urban Parks
- Weowna Beach -- $350,000 -- East of Lake Hills
- Steel Lake -- $196,000
- Five Mile Lake -- $543,000
- Cougar Mountain -- $405,000
- East Green River -- $711,000 -- Between Auburn and Flaming Geyser Park
- North Green River -- $553,000 -- North of Isaac Evans County Park
- Big Finn Hill -- $249,000 -- Land near O. O. Denny Park
- Des Moines -- $550,000 -- Land south of Sea-Tac to Des Moines vicinity
- Earlington -- $374,000 -- Near Foster Golf Course
- May Creek -- $615,000
New Parks
- Airport -- $97,000 -- Land west of airport near Des Moines Way
- Redondo -- $165,000
- Shoreline-South Central -- $469,000 -- Near I-5 and N 115th Street
- Kenmore -- $248,000 -- Land north of Bothell Highway
- Federal Way -- $443,000 -- Land near S 353rd Street
- East Norway Hill -- $88,000
- McAleer Creek -- $346,000
- Lake Boren -- $77,000
- Lake Sammamish Bulge -- $77,000
- Shoreline-North Central -- $645,000 -- Land between Highway 99 and I-5
- Maplewood Heights -- $113,000 -- Land east of Renton, south of 128th Avenue SE
- North Meridian -- $193,000 -- Southeast corner of SE 224th Street and 132nd Avenue
- Lea Hill -- $165,000 -- East of Auburn, north of Green River Community College
Waterfront Parks and Beaches
- North Des Moines Beach -- $825,000
- Northeast Vashon Island -- $198,000
- Seahurst Addition -- $1,125,000
- Lakota Beach -- $506,000 -- West of Federal Way
- Dumas Bay -- $328,000
- Richmond Beach Addition -- $110,000
- Redondo Beach -- $566,000
- Normandy Beach -- $497,000
- Burton Park Addition -- $320,000
- East Central Vashon Island -- $350,000
- Lake Meridian -- $917,000
- North Central West Lake Sammamish -- $560,000
- Luther Burbank -- $1,503,000
- South Central West Lake Sammamish -- $400,000
- East Central Lake Sammamish -- $430,000
- Shoreline Community Beach -- $260,000
- Northeast Lake Washington -- $278,000
Scenic Drive
- Puget Sound Boulevard, Shoreline and Marine View Improvements -- $1,800,000
Recreation Facilities
- South Area Park and Athletic Field -- $3,599,000 -- North of Tukwila
- Enumclaw Golf Course -- $221,000
- Shoreline Swimming Pool -- $452,675
- Lake Washington Swimming Pool -- $452,675
- Bellevue Swimming Pool -- $452,675
- Renton Swimming Pool -- $452,675
- Federal Way Swimming Pool -- $452,675
- Highline Swimming Pool -- $452,675
- Seoia Beach Boat Launching Ramps -- $675,00
- Seahurst Park Boat Launching Ramps -- $166,000
- Neighborhood parks in incorporated areas -- $5,655,000
Improvements to Existing Parks
- Agren -- $62,500 -- Improvements
- Angle Lake -- $45,600 -- Beach improvements
- Bellevue Highlands -- $61,000 -- Facilities improvements
- Boulevard Lane -- $78,500 -- Facilities improvements
- Chelsea -- $21,750 -- Playgroun
- Des Moines -- $98,500 -- Facilities improvements
- Eastgate -- $57,000 -- Facilities improvements
- Enumclaw -- $157,500 -- Facilities improvements
- Five Mile Lake -- $171,000 -- Facilities improvements
- Hamlin -- $107,000 -- Facilities improvements
- Juanita -- $296,500 -- Facilities improvements
- Kenmore -- $71,000 -- Facilities improvements
- Lake Hills -- $98,500 -- Facilities improvement
- Lakewood -- $133,500 -- Facilities improvements
- Lake Wilderness -- $232,115 -- Facilities improvements
- Marymoor -- $322,500 -- Facilities improvements
- Moshier -- $39,400 -- Facilities improvements
- Pine Lake -- $38,000 -- Facilities improvements
- Richmond Beach -- $95,200 -- Facilities improvements
- Seahurst -- $272,700 -- Facilities improvements
- Si View -- $62,400 -- Facilities improvements
- Skyway -- $119,300 -- Facilities improvements
- Sunset -- $43,500 -- Facilities improvements
- Skyway -- $119,300 -- Facilities improvements
- Sunset -- $43,500 -- Facilities improvements
- Valley Ridge -- $64,000 -- Facilities improvements
- White Center -- $65,000 -- Facilities improvements
