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June 25, 2010

Tribe, state sign deal on Kiket Island

By JOURNAL STAFF

OLYMPIA — The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the state Parks and Recreation Commission have signed agreements for the co-ownership and co-management of public parkland on Kiket Island on the Swinomish Reservation in Skagit County.

The purpose of the joint agreements between State Parks and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is to preserve the cultural and natural resources on the property in perpetuity, while providing for limited public day use in the future. The island was purchased on June 18. The property, which is not yet named, will be managed as a unit of Deception Pass State Park.


 
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