TO REGISTER NOW FOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES, click here to go to our Recreation Program page.
The Peninsula Metropolitan Park District (PenMet Parks) was created in May of 2004 by a majority vote of Peninsula residents. The District's mission is "to enhance the quality of life on the Gig Harbor Peninsula by providing park and recreational opportunities for all of its citizens". This mission is only accomplished by working with you and others.
There will be a Special Commission meeting on Tuesday, September 7th at 5:00 p.m. at the PenMet Parks Administrative Office, 3622 Grandview Street.
The next regularly scheduled Commission meeting is planned for Monday, September 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the PenMet Parks Administrative Office, 3622 Grandview Street. Study Session to begin at 5 p.m.
Youth Flag Football If you'd like to register for Flag Football, see the attached registration form. $40 per person. Deadline to register for 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th grades is 9/20/2010.
About the artist: Tova Beck is 12 years old and is a student at Kopachuck Middle School. She won first place in the Tahoma Audubon Bird Drawing Contest two years in a row, and has been commissioned to produce paintings for a conference booklet for an international educational honorary society. Her original paintings are on the cover of a published coloring book, and she sells her artwork at local fairs and at Chalet in the Woods in Gig Harbor. Tova is a self-trained artist who likes to photograph nature before painting. A Peninsula Gateway Newspaper article on Tova can be found online: http://www.gateline.com/2010/03/18/6493/nature-inspires-young-artist.html
Tova on Sehmel Park: “What I like about Sehmel Park is how you can walk through a shady forest on a hot day and come into a beautiful sunlit field of lupines. Also, the expanses of playfield are so big that everyone can have space to play. I brought my cousin, Kailyn, who is two, to the playground. She squealed with delight. Sehmel Park is a place that is good for everyone.”
Volunteer Park Hosts Needed: Sehmel Homestead Park Peninsula Metropolitan Park District (PenMet Parks), Sehmel Homestead Park in Gig Harbor. Daily: open and secure facilities, litter detail, minor maintenance, and visible site presence. Park host will receive full utility hook-up. Hosts are for two/three month blocks, year-round. For application form, see attached Host Request Form. For additional information, call 253-858-3400.
Fox Island Sandspit Park Peninsula Metropolitan Park District (PenMet Parks), Fox Island Sandspit Park in Gig Harbor. Daily: open and secure facilities and provide visible site presence. Park host will receive full utility hook-up. Hosts are for two/three month blocks, year-round. For application form, see attached Host Request Form. For additional information, call 253-858-3400.
PenMet Parks Receives GFOA Distinguished Budget Award The Government Finance Officers Association is a nonprofit professional association serving over 17,600 government finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental budgeting. GFOA awarded the District its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its 2009 Budget. For more information, see the attached link. http://www.gfoa.org/downloads/GFOA_2009BudgetAwardWinners.pdf
District's PEG Grant The PenMet Parks Board of Park Commissioners created a $65,000 matching grant program to help enhance Gig Harbor Peninsula area parks. The program is designed to encourage and assist individuals, businesses, and community groups interested in expanding park and recreation opportunities, and improving the quality of life on the peninsula. Click here for additional information and an application.
District's PEG Grant 
