In 1907 the Washington State Legislature passed legislation which allowed cities to form separate park districts.
That same year, the city government created the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, an entity independent of the city government with its own authority to collect property taxes.
[1] Metro Parks Tacoma owns and operates parks and recreation facilities in the city of Tacoma as well as the unincorporated areas of Browns Point and Dash Point.
Metro Parks Tacoma is overseen by a board of five commissioners, all elected by voters city-wide and each serving staggered six-year terms.
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