Tacoma Daily Index, October 29, 2013

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2013

Vol. CXXIV, No. 210

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Metro Parks Tacoma awarded $500K for Point DeďŹ ance Park waterfront trail project Image Courtesy Metro Parks Tacoma The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board announced Monday it has awarded a $500,000 grant to Metro Parks Tacoma to help build the last half-mile of a seven-mile waterfront trail connecting downtown Tacoma to Point Defiance Park. Funding for the grant comes from the federal Land and Water Conservation The WashFund, which helps build parks, ington State trails and other outdoor recre- Recreation and ation facilities, as well as the Conservation National Park Service from roy- Funding Board alties on off-shore oil and gas rehas awarded sources. In total, nearly $800,000 $500,000 to was awarded to Metro Parks TaMetro Parks coma, the City of Chehalis, and Tacoma to the City of Bothell. develop the The City of Chehalis was final half-mile awarded $250,000 to renovate of a seven-mile its community pool. waterfront trail The City of Bothell was awardfrom downtown ed $43,030 to begin the purchase Tacoma to of nearly 22 acres to expand a 64-acre urban forest known as Point Defiance Park. the North Creek Forest. "These grants help communities provide more places for people to exercise, relax and enjoy the great outdoors," said Kaleen Cottingham, director of the Recreation and Conservation Office, which administers the grants. "These are important investments in keeping Washington a great place for people to live and work. This is the second grant the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board has

awarded to Metro Parks Tacoma for the project this year. In July, Metro Parks Tacoma was awarded $2.5 million for the trail, as well as $500,000 to build an estuary and boardwalk in Point Defiance Park. The waterfront trail, which runs along Puget Sound, links the Ruston Way promenade, the Point Ruston development, Town of Ruston, City of Tacoma, Point Defiance Park and the future 11-acre Peninsula at Point Defiance waterfront park. The

8 candidates seek 4 posts on Foss Waterway Development Board Posted online Mon., Oct. 28 Eight Pierce County residents who have applied for four vacant positions on the sevenmember Foss Waterway Development Authority Board are scheduled to be interviewed this week at City Hall. The volunteer board members are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by Tacoma City Council. Members are typically civic or business leaders with experience in such fields as finance, real estate development, law or construction management. To the extent possible, a majority of the membership shall be residents of Pierce County. The Foss Waterway Development Authority is responsible for the redevelopment of property within and along

Thea Foss Waterway. On Tuesday morning, Tacoma City Council's Economic Development Committee is scheduled to interview Victoria Cantore, William Driscoll, David Graybill, Phillip Hill, John "Jay" Jetter, Michael Miller (seeking reappointment), Gary Pedersen (also seeking reappointment), and Stan Sidor. The committee will then make recommendations to the full city council, which is expected to vote on the appointments during its meeting on Nov. 12. The candidate interviews will be held on Tues., Oct. 29, at 10 a.m. at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Conference Room 248, in Tacoma.

trail is 20 feet wide and includes a bridge over Pearl Street. Established by citizen Initiative 215 in 1964, the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board helps finance recreation and conservation projects throughout the state. The eight-member board consists of five citizens appointed by the Governor, and three state agency directors.


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