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Two popular Seattle parks will close early this summer, city says
Seattle Parks and Recreation plans to close two of the city’s most popular parks earlier during the summer, citing concerns over violence and illegal activity.
From May 27 to Sept. 4, Golden Gardens in Ballard and Alki Beach in West Seattle will close at 10 p.m. instead of 11:30 p.m. Both parks will still open at 4 a.m. during that time.
In a blog post on the city’s website, Seattle Parks and Recreation said it is testing the new closing time to “address [the] dangerous and/or illegal behavior that has been typical of summer evenings at these two parks.”
Alki Beach made headlines last summer for a string of violent incidents.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/two-popular-seattle-parks-will-close-early-this-summer-city-says/ar-AAXBP28
