Voters in Tacoma, Washington, have approved a $155 million Parks Tacoma bond proposal that will fund more than 100 capital improvement projects across the city’s park system. The measure cleared the required 60% threshold with 76.1% voting in favor.
The six-year program includes upgrades to walking and cycling trails, pedestrian bridges, playground replacements, athletic facilities and skate parks, along with larger projects such as replacing the Dash Point Pier, which was closed in 2021 after being deemed unsafe.
Additional work is planned at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, as well as environmental projects aimed at protecting Puget Sound water quality.
Parks Tacoma has described the package as a reinvestment measure because it replaces a retiring 2014 bond rather than adding a new tax burden. Officials said the property tax rate would remain at about $0.45 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Project work is expected to begin later this year, with construction phased over roughly six years, creating opportunities for contractors in civil construction, marine infrastructure, site work, recreation facilities and environmental improvements.
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