Medina City Council Approves $4.2 Million Fairweather Bay Waterfront Park Plan

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700

MEDINA, Wash. — The Medina City Council voted 6-1 on Monday night to approve a $4.2 million phased improvement plan for Fairweather Bay Park, ending two years of sometimes contentious deliberation over public access, shoreline habitat, and neighborhood traffic on the city’s Lake Washington waterfront.

The plan authorizes restoration of approximately 420 feet of shoreline, replacement of a failing bulkhead with a gradual gravel beach, construction of an ADA-accessible loop trail, and 14 delineated parking stalls on Evergreen Point Road. It also preserves 27 of 31 significant trees on the site and commits $380,000 to a five-year monitoring program for water quality and juvenile Chinook salmon habitat.

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Medina City Council Approves $4.2 Million Fairweather Bay Waterfront Park Plan