FORMATION OF THE PARK DISTRICT
Pierce County - Special Election Proposition 1 - May, 2004
Official Ballot Title:
The Pierce County Council passed Resolution No. R2004-17, proposing formation of the Key Peninsula
Metropolitan Park District by election. If approved, Proposition No. 1 will create a new metropolitan park
district with the statutory power, among others, to levy annually a general tax on all property in the District
not to exceed seventy-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. The District’s boundaries
will be identical to those of the existing Key Peninsula Park & Recreation District. A five-member board of
commissioners, elected at large, will govern the District.
Explanatory Statement:
If Proposition No. 1 passes, a new metropolitan park district will be created with boundaries identical to
those of the existing Key Peninsula Park & Recreation District. The District, which will be known as the
Key Peninsula Metropolitan Park District, will be a municipal corporation with all the powers enumerated
in Ch. 35.61 RCW including, but not limited to, the authority to manage, control, improve, maintain and
acquire parks and recreational facilities; to contract indebtedness; to issue and sell revenue bonds; to exercise
the power of eminent domain; and to levy general taxes upon real property within the District. The
District will be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of five members elected at large from
among residents within the District.
Statement For:
The Key Peninsula Metropolitan Park District
Formation Committee is requesting that the registered
voters of the Key Peninsula vote for the creation
of the Key Peninsula Metropolitan Park District.
This action will allow us to obtain funds from
the ZooTrek sales taxes, already being collected,
which will provide a dependable and ongoing
funding source.
The existing Park Commissioners support this
proposal and if this measure is passed they will take
appropriate legal action to transfer all assets of the
existing parks district to the newly formed Metropolitan
Park District.
Candidates for the newly formed Metropolitan
Park District will be elected on an accompanying
ballot also at this time. The passage of this measure
will require a simple majority (50% + 1) of yes votes.
Committee Members Include: Ben Thompson, Mike Salatino, Caril Ridley, Irene Torres and Kip Clinton
Statement Against:
No statement was submitted against this issue.
Formation Key Peninsula Metro Park - Prop. 1 - Passed:
FOR THE FORMATION: 1,675 (60.19%)
AGAINST THE FORMATION: 1,108 (39.81%)
Key Peninsula Metropolitan Parks District
5514 Key Peninsula Hwy. N.
Lakebay, WA 98349
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