City Council members approved an ordinance Feb. 22 that aims to help improve boat access to Commencement Bay by accepting a combination of state funds and funds from Metro Parks Tacoma for a total of $2.31 million that would lead to a $2.51 million Point Defiance Boat Ramp expansion project. The City already accepted $200,000 for the project in 2003. If approved, the project would lead to float, breakwater and boat ramp improvements for the main access point for boaters seeking to ply the waters of Commencement Bay and south Puget Sound.
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