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Metro Parks Tacoma awarded $3M for Point DeďŹ ance Park projects
Posted online Thurs., July 11 Images Courtesy Metro Parks Tacoma / Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office Governor Jay Inslee this week announced the award of $86 million in state and federal grants that aim to improve outdoor recreation and conservation activities throughout Washington State. Locally, Metro Parks Tacoma was awarded $2.5 million to develop the final half-mile of a seven-mile waterfront trail from downtown Tacoma to Point Defiance Park. Metro Parks Tacoma was also awarded $500,000 to build an estuary and boardwalk in Point Defiance Park. In total, Pierce County projects were awarded a little more than $6.2 million in grants. Other local grant recipients include the following: Gig Harbor ($180,000) -- Building the Gig Harbor PlayZone Integrated Playground; Gig Harbor ($302,328) -- Expanding the Eddon Boat Waterfront Park Gig Harbor Sportsmen's Club ($150,000) -Installing a Lead Shot Containment Curtain Key Peninsula Metropolitan Park District ($483,350) -- Buying Land for a New Entry to a Recreation Area Mount Tahoma Trails Association ($50,000) -- Maintaining Winter and Summer Trails in the Foothills of Mount Rainier Washington Department of Natural Re-
City Council to discuss Wash. legislative session Posted online Fri., July 12 Tacoma City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at City Hall to hear from City of Tacoma Government Relations Officer Randy Lewis on activities during the most recent Washington State legislative session. Councilmembers will not take public comment during the study session, which will be held on Tues., July 16 at 12 p.m. in Room 16 of Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St. Audio from the meeting will be broadcast live on TV Tacoma and online at tvtacoma.com. On-demand audio archives are available on the Web within 24 hours of the meeting online at tvtacoma.com.
Washington State has awarded $3 million to Metro Parks Tacoma to develop the final half-mile of a seven-mile waterfront trail from downtown Tacoma to Point Defiance Park, and to build an estuary and boardwalk in Point Defiance Park. sources ($95,570) -- Designing the Renovation of the Anderson Lake Campground Washington Department of Natural Resources ($100,000) -- Maintaining Nicholson Trails in the Elbe Hills State Forest Washington Department of Natural Resources ($117,000) -- Maintaining Trails and Facilities in Elbe Hills State Forest Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ($295,800) -- Developing Access to Nisqually Park Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ($1,381,500) -- Purchasing Land for Nisqually State Park Wilkeson ($55,400) -- Building the Wilkeson Skatepark The grants, which are awarded through the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board, will be given to cities, counties, state and federal agencies, tribes and non-profit organizations for work in 34 of the state's 39 counties. The grants are funded through eight different grant programs that receive money from state and federal sources, including the sale of state bonds, gas taxes, and user fees. The Legislature authorizes funding for each
grant. "Washington's outdoors are one of the things that make this state great," said Gov. Inslee. "Outdoor recreation in Washington contributes more than $11.7 billion annually to our economy, supports 115,000 jobs across the state, draws people from around the world to our mountain tops and shorelines, and is one of the reasons people and businesses move here and stay here. Investing in Washington's outdoor economy just makes good sense." A complete list of grant recipients is available online at rco.wa.gov/documents/grants/109-GrantsAwardedDescriptions.pdf.