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The Fox Island Sand Spit
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The Fox Island Sand Spit is located on the western tip of Fox Island, at 55
Bella Bella Dr.
The spit offers public access to the Fox Island
waterfront, and features picnic areas, beach
walks, bird watching and walk-in
kayak launch. The property is owned by PenMet Parks.
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Troop 27 Scouts Help Clean Up Fox Island Sand Spit
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On Saturday, June 11th, Boy Scouts from Fox Island's
Troop 27 organized a work party to help PenMet Parks clean up the Fox Island
Sand Spit, which was recently acquired from the Tacoma Demolay organization.
With state funding approved recently during this year's legislative session,
the plans to improve the property for public use can proceed.
Work on
the property Saturday included demolishing an old swimming float, removing invasive
plant species and installing no trespassing signs at the boundaries of the
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Ivy removal from the old growth cedar trees.
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Scouts Cameron and Colin install a new no trespassing
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State Funding Granted for Sand Spit
Improvements
On Thursday, June 23, 2011 Senator Derek Kilmer confirmed the
state funding for improvements to the sand spit were included in
this year's budget:
"As chairman of the capital budget, I was
pleased to include $1,267,875 in the final budget. It's an
important project, and I was happy to advocate for it.
Please let me know if I can ever lend a hand."
Best,
Derek Kilmer
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