Looks like the pro-parks group Groundswell NW invited the wrong pro-park city official to speak at their event.

Ballard’s pro-park group Groundswell NW will be hosting its annual meeting on Tuesday at 7pm, and will feature Mayor Greg Nickels as the featured guest speaker.

The choice is a little bit ironic since Mayor Nickels doesn’t appear eager to renew the expiring Pro Parks Levy, but instead wants to focus his political capital on fundraising this year for the never-ending money pit that is the Seattle Center and our civic treasure, the Pike Place Market.

The elected official who is getting aggressive about parks and would probably be more sympathetic to Groundswell NW’s efforts right now is Seattle Council President Richard Conlin.