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Lacey staff readies public information as voters consider creating Metropolitan Park District in August
Summary
City staff told the Parks, Culture and Recreation Board that Resolution 1166 sent Proposition 1 — to create a Lacey Metropolitan Park District (MPD) — to the Aug. 5 ballot, explained legal limits on advocacy at public meetings, and outlined a communications plan including a website, a mailed flyer and stakeholder outreach.
City staff told the Lacey Parks, Culture and Recreation Board on May 7 that City Council approved Resolution 1166 on April 1, sending Proposition 1 — a measure to create a Lacey Metropolitan Park District — to the Aug. 5, 2025 ballot.
The board was briefed on what an MPD would be and on rules the city must follow now that the measure is on the ballot. Jenny Wilson, the city’s senior parks planner, said "state law ... prohibits the use of public facilities to promote or oppose any ballot measure; public comment for or against the Lacey Metropolitan Park District cannot be accepted at this meeting." She…
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