Mark your calendars! Hunts Point's annual Clean Up Day is back this year and will be held on Sunday May 21st. This event is a time to connect with old friends and meet new neighbors. Everyone and all ages are welcome!

Clean Up Day starts at Hunts Point Town Hall at 8:30 am with coffee and a continental breakfast. Work party leaders will recruit neighbors to gather tools and follow them to the work areas.

The work parties break at 12:30 for a catered BBQ lunch at Town Hall. All residents, families and kids are encouraged to attend the lunch, even if you were not part of a work party. There will be kids games, music and more socializing.

Residents are encouraged to bring extra hand tools, cutting sheers, rakes, wheelbarrows, and gloves. Personal tools should be labeled with resident’s name. A large yard waste dumpster will be placed on Hunts Point Lane for all foliage, tree trimmings, weeds and other yard waste produced by the workers. Residents with pick-up trucks or hauling trailers are encouraged to come to Town Hall and be dispatched to pick up brush piles produced around the town.

More information coming soon. Please reach out to a committee member if you would like to help.

Work is anticipated to start in late July. During the project, traffic will be condensed to a single lane adjacent to the work zone. Flaggers will be onsite during the project but there could be some traffic delays. More information, plans and future project updates can be found on the Town's website.

Mercer Island Marine Patrol recently informed the Town that the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe was granted a permit to gill net in Lake Washington again this year. They have four vessels that will be placing 24 gill nets throughout the lake. Their goal is to remove the invasive predatory fish that are threatening the salmon population in the lake (ex: Shad, Pike, and Walleye).

The tribe has already started in the in the East Channel and will be working their way south from the I-90 Bridge towards Renton and then will move north once they finish the south end of the lake. The tribe expects to be in Lake Washington until approximately June 15th. They are aware of the concerns of residents along the shoreline and will mark their nets to make sure no one gets tangled in them, and that they don’t block access to docks and marinas.

Please contact Sergeant Chad Schumacher (Mercer Island Marine Patrol) with any questions, concerns, or comments: [email protected] or call 206-275-7953.

Boating season is here! The Mercer Island Marine Patrol Department has put together a comprehensive list of boating safety reminders to keep in mind while you're enjoying the water this season which you can review here.

Washington Boater Education Card: https://parks.state.wa.us/

Please reach out to Sgt. Schumacher at [email protected] or call 206-275-7953.