press release:
Young athletes will have an additional practice field at Burien’s Moshier Park, thanks to a $20,000 matching grant from King County and contributions from the city, the school district, and the Burien Bearcats youth football program.

Currently, the field is covered with water for several months in the fall and spring. The grant will fund regrading of the field and installation of a drainage system that will make it playable all year.

The project was initiated by Highline Director of Athletics Terri McMahan, modeled after similar partnerships she brokered as Director of Athletics in Edmonds School District. “When I realized the level of district use on Moshier's practice field, specifically Highline High School’s football and soccer programs, coupled with the fact that the field was down for many months of the year and unavailable for community use, this project became my immediate mission,” says McMahan.

The improvements will turn what is now open space at Moshier Park into an ongoing practice field for school and community teams, as well as a competition field for younger athletes. The work will begin in late May 2012 and will take several weeks to complete.

McMahan plans to look for other opportunities for joint projects in the community. “It is my hope that the partners can use this success as a springboard for larger projects in the years to come.”