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Task Forces examines
new
countywide funding for parks and trails
New Executive Director at
ForeverGreen New members join ForeverGreen Board _________________________________ Task Force examines
new countywide new
funding for parks and trails. The Pierce County
Council appointed a task force to review new funding for
Pierce
County parks, open space and trails. Funds
were appropriated for public workshops to involve
the public in
prioritizing parks, trails and open space plans in the county. The Leadership Task Force
began meeting in December 2011. Representatives from
park districts, ForeverGreen board, bicycle organizations, businesses
and other
interest groups are included on the task force. The task force meets
monthly at the Lakewood Community Center at the park department office
in Lakewood. The public is invited to attend. Several sources of
new funding will be considered including the possibility of sharing the
regional funding with cities, towns and existing MetroPark Districts in
the
county. Trail awards presented at
Conference In 2008, the ForeverGreen Council established an annual recognition of a project, place, person, or organization that most embodies the vision of the ForeverGreen Council: to connect Pierce County communities with a network of trails. The awards are presented each year at the Pierce County Trails Conference. Two to three awards are presented in the following general areas: a place or project; lifetime achievement for an individual; individual with a particularly outstanding year; organization in government; or non-government organization. There are several basic criteria for the awards. The activity must make a significant contribution toward building missing trail links or filling gaps in the trail network. The place must be in Pierce County and the person’s actions must most directly impact trail development in Pierce County. A high degree of inter-jurisdictional activity is highly desired. The recognition will cover current activity (within the last year) but may be part of a longer term project or effort. The recognition should acknowledge tangible achievements: completed projects, new funding available, completion of a plan, beginning of construction, etc. The activity must have some degree of risk or leadership involved in its completion. Repeat recognition is not specifically forbidden, but should be carefully considered. The 2011 Trail
Leadership Awards were presented at the trails conference on November
9. Bob and Diane Kastama received recognition for their
ongoing work on the Riverwalk Trail in Puyallup. Bob and Diane have been
instrumental in establishing the Friends of the Riverwalk group. They
helped
plan and host the first Families in Motion on the Riverwalk event in
April
2010. This has become an
annual event, and the Kastamas are now working on the
third annual Families in Motion on the Riverwalk to be held April 28,
2012. Bob
and Diane walk the trail daily, picking up trash, feeding feral cats,
and
welcoming others to the trail. With the Friends of the Riverwalk group, they are working to beautify the trail, add maps and signage, and complete the missing links in the middle of the trail and between the Riverwalk and the Foothills Trails. The second 2011
Trail Leadership Award was presented to the City of Tacoma for
development,
adoption, and implementation of the Mobility Master Plan which creates
a
connected network of safe bicycle and pedestrian routes throughout the
city. The first bicycle boulevards in the county will be created under this plan in the near future. The award was presented to Diane Wiatr, Mobility Coordinator, Planning Department for the City of Tacoma. Liz Kaster, Commute Trip Reduction Coordinator for the City of Tacoma was also recognized during the presentation. ______________________________ ![]() Crashing through fallen leaves on Foothills Trail near Orting |
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