State Parks flushes Cutts Island floating toilet project
Jun 23, 2025The state had hoped to open the facility off Kopachuck State Park last spring, but ran into too many obstacles.
The state had hoped to open the facility off Kopachuck State Park last spring, but ran into too many obstacles.
People are invited to experience the new facility for free during a grand-opening celebration on Saturday.
The pickleball courts also filled up quickly after a ribbon-cutting ceremony honoring Peninsula High alum and running great Doris Heritage.
Other topics were discussed, but it was discussion of a new bridge that drew 200 people to Fox Island’s Heart Church.
The buses, not dressed as trolleys this year, will run Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between Uptown and the base of Peacock Hill.
The Cushman hydroelectric project once was Peninsula Light Company’s sole source of power. Now it’s just one piece of a much larger energy puzzle. The local power provider and the Cushman dams are historically entwined. Tacoma Power began building its first dam on the north fork of the Skokomish River in 1924. It planned to
West Sound Tech received $42 million to complete building renovations and PenMet’s Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Park got four grants worth $2.4 million for improvements.
Construction should begin within two weeks on two synthetic-turfed, lighted fields and be completed by December.
A GoFundMe account has been set up to help Uwe, Gunda and Mark Meissner cope until they can rebuild on the Artondale site.
Few new amenities are planned, but some might be moved around and there will be smoother flow among them.