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..7 Site Vicinity <br /> Senator Henry M. Jackson Park is located in north Everett in <br /> close proximity to the Snohomish River, the Burlington North- <br /> ,_.� - em Santa Fe railroad (BNSF) and Interstate 5. The park is pri- <br /> manly surrounded by residential uses to the west and south, <br /> and by a mix of residential and commercial uses to the north, <br /> and commercial uses to the east. It serves two neighborhoods: <br /> the Delta Neighborhood, and the Riverside Neighborhood to <br /> the south. The Everett Central Business District is situated Residenfial building south of 18"'Street ap- <br /> proximately two miles to the southwest and Everett Commu- <br /> nity College is less than 1 mile to the northwest. Other nearby <br /> parks include Wiggums Hollow Park to the north, Summit Park <br /> ;-'-' and Garfield Park to the south, and Langus Riverfront Park to <br /> the east on the other side of the Snohomish River. Garfield <br /> Elementary School is several blocks to the south. <br /> Existing Park Uses <br /> g �- - - Senator Henry M. Jackson Park is used for informal <br /> ,,?1,i,,...--,,f„ i4 ;.. ,' � �� neighborhood recreation as well as for softball and kickball <br /> Y -�} league play during the summer months. Use of the lawn areas <br /> t3 -..' . " and athletic fields is limited during the winter months due to <br /> Play equipment near center of park muddy conditions. The site currently accommodates two base- <br /> ball/softball fields with three-hundred foot outfields, two small <br /> Y children's play areas, a basketball court, picnic facilities, a <br /> ` ''f' `t• �• 4: `& restroom, and parking. A large, relatively flat open lawn is <br /> ,V `` � used for pick-up soccer games and other informal recreational <br /> "41- '.i.; °t activities. Occasional games of pelota mixteca are played in <br /> the west parking lot (pelota mixteca is likely derived from an <br /> rancient Mesoamerican ball game commonly played in the <br /> Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero). The southeast <br /> corner of the site, east across Summit Avenue, contains a <br /> sloped lawn with trees available for passive recreational <br /> activities such as Frisbee, dog walking and informal picnicking. <br /> Because the park is so open there are few areas of the park to <br /> Northeast corner of park from soccer field explore and very little diversity of spaces. <br /> s t e r'S, h _ :t a <br /> 7 <br /> West side of.ark <br /> 10 City of Everett <br />