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City Council to discuss school district strategic plan, summer youth job program
Grant awarded for Titlow Lagoon restoration project Posted online Thurs., Aug. 22 Photo Courtesy Washington State Department of Ecology The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has begun distributing $12 million in funding for 20 local projects designed to protect and restore the natural shorelines around Puget Sound. According to WDFW officials, local governments, tribes and non-profit organizations from Hood Canal to the San Juan Islands applied for funding through two competitive grant programs administered by the department. Funding distributed by WDFW through those programs comes from a combination of state capital funds and federal grants from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In Pierce County, a $92,065 grant was awarded to develop design and permit documents for replacement of a culvert with a 40 foot railroad bridge to improve connectivity and fish passage between Titlow Lagoon and Puget Sound. Project efforts will also develop design and permit documents for removal of pool and parking lot infrastructure on the footprint of the historic Lagoon/saltwater wetland
Posted online Fri., Aug. 23 Tacoma City Council and Tacoma Public Schools Boardmembers are scheduled to meet Tuesday at City Hall to discuss Tacoma Public Schools' strategic plan. In addition, councilmembers and school boardmembers will discuss the results of a pilot project this summer aimed at enriching work experience for youth participants so they could learn and develop skills needed to be successful in the workplace. Also on the agenda Tuesday, City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services Department staff will review the Washington Department of Ecology's recent conditional approval of the City of Tacoma's Shoreline Master Program, including the Washington Department of Ecology's findings and conclusions, specific changes required and recommended through their conditional approval, the City of Tacoma's response options, and a tentative schedule for Tacoma City Council consideration. In November 2011, Tacoma City Council adopted a revised Shoreline Master Program that provides the goals, policies, and develop-
ment regulations for all shoreline areas within the City of Tacoma, including Commencement Bay and its waterways, Tacoma Narrows, and Wapato Lake. Since that time, the locallyapproved Shoreline Master Program has been under review by the Washington Department of Ecology, which has final approval authority over the City of Tacoma's Shoreline Master Program. On Aug. 21, 2013, the City of Tacoma received the Washington Department of Ecology's conditional approval of the Shoreline Master Program. In accordance with Washington State guidelines, the City of Tacoma has 30 days from the date of issuance to formally accept, reject or propose alternatives to the of Washington Department of Ecology's conditions. Councilmembers will not take public comment during the study session, which will be held on Tues., Aug. 27 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..
for expansion of the existing lagoon and restoration of riparian and salt marsh habitat. Historically, Titlow Lagoon provided over five acres of intertidal habitat, with over 25 acres of marsh and forested wetland habitat. Currently, the outlet to the lagoon is impounded by a foot-foot culvert which greatly inhibits fish passage and tidal connection between
the lagoon and Puget Sound, according to project sponsor South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group. Betsy Lyons, who manages WDFW's Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP), said most projects funded this year involve removing unnecessary bulkheads, correcting barriers to salmon passage and restoring tidal functions altered by landuse practices over the past century. "More than a quarter of Puget Sound's 2,500-mile shoreline is currently lined with bulkheads or other types of shoreline structures," said Lyons. "These restoration projects will play an important role in advancing salmon recovery and ensuring our natural areas are healthy and productive." Twelve projects will be funded this year through ESRP, which is supported by revenue from the state's capital construction budget. Six other projects, specifically geared to beach restoration, were funded through EPA grants administered by the WDFW's Marine and Nearshore Grant Program, and two other projects were funded by both programs. A complete list of projects is available online at wdfw.wa.gov/news/aug2113a/.
Sound Transit celebrates 10 years of Tacoma Link light rail
Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy (left) and Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland (right) greeted Link light rail riders at Union Station Thursday with free treats from Hello, Cupcake in downtown Tacoma. Sound Transit is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Tacoma's Link light rail system with a sweepstakes that includes a grand prize "Tacoma Getaway" package. According to Sound Transit officials, more than nine million riders have used the 1.6mile light rail line over the past decade, and 3,600 people ride Link light rail on an average workday. -- Photo Courtesy Pierce County