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Thurston County asks county manager to seek formal proposal from Lacey on possible Metropolitan Park District including UGA
Summary
Commissioners directed the county manager to engage the Lacey city manager for a formal proposal on a Metropolitan Park District that could include Thurston County’s urban growth area (UGA) within Lacey, and to return staff analysis on fiscal and operational impacts and timeline.
The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners voted Feb. 4 to direct the county manager to engage the City of Lacey about a concept to establish a Metropolitan Park District (MPD) that could include county residents in Lacey’s urban growth area, and to return a formal proposal with staff analysis and a timeline.
County Manager Leonard Hernandez briefed commissioners that Lacey’s city manager had raised the concept and that the idea was at a high level; Hernandez told commissioners he would request a more formal proposal and report back with budget, staffing and legal implications. "If the board is interested, then I…
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