Conservation keeps our resources from going down the drain
A message from Park Board President Andrea Smith
When you see kids keeping cool in a sprayground, do you wonder how much water it takes to keep the sprayground open?
When you watch little ballplayers running the bases in a park, do you dwell on how much money it costs to water the outfield, and whether the watering procedure is efficient?
Most people probably don’t. Metro Parks Tacoma does. As an independent government agency, we must safeguard the public’s interest, in terms of both spending and conservation of valuable resources such as water
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