While I certainly encourage good notes to Debi Terwilliger of our parks dept.,
I would also urge similar thank-you's to the county council who continue to
stand by a long term commitment to keep purchasing Snohomish River estuary
lands, including Spencer Island. All told, the county now owns over 1000
acres, most of which is only accessible by boat - and that's OK. Appreciations
to the council will backup my efforts from the inside.

I will keep an eye on the dog/bike issue. In the meantime, bigger, better
signs are on the way to better inform people of the rules. There's a park
ranger on duty on the weekends to control access. If you go there, stop by and
say hello. He/she is hanging out in a large, cold shipping container near the
bridge.

Following is the council address, or you can e-mail them in care of me.

Thanks.


Snohomish County Council
3000 Rockefeller, MS/609
Everett, Washington 98201

Members:

Karen Miller, Mountlake Terrace, chair.
Richard Johnson, Snohomish
John Garner, Marysville
Liz McLaughlin, Everett
Gary Nelson, Edmonds
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Fred Bird
fredbird at halcyon.com
1249 NE 92nd Street Snohomish County Council staff
Seattle, Washington 98115 206-388-3494
206-526-5671