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Former mayor urges council to advance Metropolitan Park District to address park funding gap
Summary
Former Lacey Mayor Mark Brown urged the council during public comment to act on recommendations from the Park Improvement Funding work group and to move a Metropolitan Park District proposal to voters, saying the district is the only option that can provide a predictable, long-term revenue source for parks
Former mayor and long-time resident Mark Brown used his public-comment time to urge the Lacey City Council to act on recommendations from the Park Improvement Funding work group and to present voters with a robust Metropolitan Park District proposal to fund parks.
Brown said he participated on the work group and praised parks staff and fellow volunteers for taking a detailed look at the city’s parks program. He summarized the funding challenge: “Over $6,000,000 just to replace…
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