Viretta Park Repair
In 2010 a group known as Viretta Park Repair was formed, according to its website: "to repair and restore Seattle's Viretta Park and looks to create a memorial for Nirvana's singer/songwriter Kurt Cobain who died next door to the park". Its first work party was scheduled on Kurt Cobain's 44th birthday on Saturday, February 20, 2011. Volunteers came from all over the Western portion of the United States and SW Canada. The next series of scheduled work parties schedule for March 13, 2011 and April 5, 2011 were shut down by Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Christopher Williams after a neighbor complained about memorial events and sculpture that do not exist, but which were actually scheduled for Aberdeen, Washington.
Acting Parks Chief Christopher Williams sided with the neighbors in blocking any attempt to have any memorial to Kurt Cobain in the park, despite recent work at Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle and a memorial sculpture in Aberdeen, Washington which was supported by Aberdeen's Mayor.
Since then the Viretta park Repair has been given the green light to hold additional work parties. A 2nd work party was held on June 4th, 2011 where volunteers removed invasive holly and blackberry bushes, laid burlap and covered the area with bark mulch.
A planting party, by Viretta Park Repair, will be held at the park on March 3, 2012, from 11am to 3pm.
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