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Thurston County Seeks State Salmon-Recovery Grants to Study Two Fish- passage Barriers
Summary
Public Works requested permission to apply for two Salmon Recovery Funding Board grants to study and predesign fish-passage improvements at Stedman Road (Spurgeon Creek tributary) and Backman Road (Independence Creek tributary). The studies would identify preferred alternatives and support future design and construction phases.
Public Works staff asked the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners for permission to apply for two grants from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office’s Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) to fund predesign studies for fish-passage improvements.
County Engineer and County Manager Matt Unsma presented the requests. The first grant request seeks $135,000 to complete a predesign study at an unnamed Spurgeon Creek tributary crossing on Stedman Road Southeast, about a mile south of Rainier…
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