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This downtown Olympia park will close for 10 days

By Rolf Boone
There’s an Elm tree in Olympia’s Sylvester Park that needs trimming to keep falling branches from injuring people. The eastern side of the downtown park and Washington Street SE between Legion Way and 7th Avenue will be closed Nov. 1 for the work. 
There’s an Elm tree in Olympia’s Sylvester Park that needs trimming to keep falling branches from injuring people. The eastern side of the downtown park and Washington Street SE between Legion Way and 7th Avenue will be closed Nov. 1 for the work.  Courtesy Department of Enterprise Services

Sylvester Park will close for 10 days — Tuesday through Sept. 29 — so that crews can work on the park’s grass, according to the state Department of Enterprise Services, which manages the park.

After taking a beating from crowds over the busy summer, work crews will aerate, seed and put down a layer of compost to improve the park’s soil.

People are asked to avoid entering the Capitol Way park during the closure to ensure the grass seed germinates properly.

Rolf Boone: 360-754-5403, @rolf_boone

This story was originally published September 18, 2017 at 8:35 AM with the headline "This downtown Olympia park will close for 10 days."

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