CLALLAM: Volunteers propel midsummer opening for newest park

>

Clallam County has set midsummer as a target for opening a new park at Robin Hill Farm east of Port Angeles.

But if volunteer efforts remain strong, the park could open ahead of schedule, said Kathe Smith, who was recently hired as a county volunteer organizer.

“The target is July 4, but if we keep getting this kind of volunteer effort, we might be looking at the end of June,”‘ Smith said.

In 1997 Robert McCool sold Robin Hill Farm, a property appraised at $2.4 million, to the county for $1 million. The land is located between Port Angeles and Sequim off Vautier Road in the Agnew area.

This entire report appears in today’s Clallam County edition of the Peninsula Daily News, on sale throughout the county. Or click onto “Subscribe” at left to order your copy via U.S. mail.

More in News

Priscilla Hudson is a member of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club, which is responsible for clearing a weed- and blackberry-choked 4 acres of land and transforming it into an arboretum and garden known as the Pioneer Memorial Park over the last 70 years. (Emily Matthiessen/for Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Pioneer Memorial Park grows into an arboretum

Granted certification by ArbNet program

Members chosen for pool task force

Locations outside Port Townsend to get closer look

Bidder wins project on lottery drawing

Lake Pleasant pilings to be replaced in July

Corrections officer assaulted as inmate was about to be released

A Clallam County corrections sergeant was allegedly assaulted by… Continue reading

Firefighters rescue hiker near Dungeness lighthouse

Clallam County Fire District 3 crews rescued a man with… Continue reading

Jefferson County law library board seeks public input

The Jefferson County Law Library Board is seeking public… Continue reading

Nonprofits to gather at Connectivity Fair

Local 20/20 will host its 2024 Jefferson County Connectivity Fair… Continue reading

The Port Townsend Main Street Program is planning an Earth Day work party in the downtown area from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Earth Day cleanup events slated for Saturday

A variety of cleanup activities are planned around the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Sequim Police Department promotes Larsen to sergeant

Maris Larsen, a Sequim Police detective, was promoted to sergeant… Continue reading

Dave Swinford of Sequim, left, and Marlana Ashlie of Victoria take part in a workshop on Saturday about cropping bird photos for best presentation during Saturday’s Olympic Birdfest. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Bird spotting

Dave Swinford of Sequim, left, and Marlana Ashlie of Victoria take part… Continue reading