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Survey of Taylor lands conducted at Totten Inlet

Representatives of Taylor Shellfish Farms and the State Department of Natural Resources have been surveying the land at Totten Inlet in Thurston County.

The survey will determine to what extent, if any, Taylor farmed geoducks on state land.

The boundary dispute has been an issue for Taylor since last winter. The company has run into a number of problems lately, including Pierce County revoking its Substantial Shoreline Development Permit for geoduck farming at the Foss property on the Key Peninsula.

Taylor has maintained that any error in farming was inadvertent, and that the company operated along the same boundaries as the farmers who owned the property before Taylor Shellfish acquired it 50 years ago. The survey will be completed in mid-August. The financial and legal repercussions for Taylor are still unclear.

Key Peninsula Lions to discuss property tax

The Key Peninsula Lions Club will host Pierce County Assessor/Treasurer Ken Madsen at a public meeting tonight at 7 p.m. for a discussion on property tax issues affecting Key Peninsula residents. The meeting will be at the Key Peninsula Civic Center in the VFW Room, 17010 Vaughn Road, KPN.

Annual Fox Island Community Fair planned this weekend

The Fox Island Community Recreation Association will hold its annual fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Nichols Community Center, 690 9th Ave. on Fox Island.

Visitors can shop for handcrafted items, play games, view horticultural displays, try their luck at Bingo or shop at a book sale. FICRA’s 2008 Grand Marshall and Scholarship Winner will be featured at the event. Fair-goers are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH Food Bank. Visit www.foxisland.net, call 253-549-2701, or e-mail ficra@foxisland.net for more information.

Fundraiser planned for Peninsula boys water polo

Peninsula boys water polo, a Peninsula School District ASB club, will hold a fund-raising car wash at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Harvest Time Country Store, 9507 state Route 302.

Proceeds will be used for equipment and other club costs. Because it is a club and not a varsity sport, most expenses are paid by club members themselves.

Peninsula boys water polo includes both Peninsula and Gig Harbor high school students. The water polo season begins Aug. 20.

Call Deanne English at 253-884-2556 for more information.

Key Peninsula to hold Farmers’ Market on Sunday

As part of the Key Peninsula Community Plan, the Key Peninsula will hold a Farmers’ Market each Sunday through Sept. 28.

The weekly market will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at O’Callahan’s parking lot at the corner of Key Peninsula Highway and Olson Street.

The market is a member of the Washington State Farmers Market Association.

Positions open at the Key Peninsula Civic Center

There are currently three openings at the Key Peninsula Civic Center: A facilities coordinator position at 30 hours a week, a bookkeeper position at 5 to 10 hours per week and a custodian position at 20 hours per week.

For more information, send mail to: Attn: HR committee at KPCCA, P.O. Box 82, Vaughn, WA 98394.