FAQ's

No gas-powered motors of any size and no electric motors in excess of 1 ¾ HP, including model boats, are allowed on Lake Tye, unless otherwise approved by a special event permit. MMC.9.28.110.

Dogs are welcome in our parks; however, the following rules apply to ensure a great experience for all:

• Dogs must be under control at all times by leash 
• Dogs are not allowed in lakes, streams, playgrounds or athletic fields
• Dog’s waste must be picked up and disposed of in trash receptacles. Dog waste bags are available at most parks and trailheads.

Wiggly Field is a designated area where your dog can freely run at-large with others but please observe Wiggly Field rules.

Yes, please refer to our special event application here for more information.

Yes please click here for a list of our rules.

Any area beyond the asphalt path on the west side of the Lake is private property. We ask that you be respectful of adjacent private properties and stay within the Park as noted on the map. We love seeing visitors enjoy all that Lake Tye Park has to offer and we thank you for being a good neighbor.

The city may require you to provide commercial general liability insurance in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence with the city named as an additional insured on the policy for the duration of the special event. If insurance is required, you will have to provide the city with a certified copy of the policy naming the city as an additional insured.

The Lake Tye water level fluctuates by approximately 3 feet seasonally. A bathymetric survey was done on the south half of the lake in 2012. At that time, the lake at its deepest point was approximately 29 feet. Certified city staff consistently monitors water levels to ensure the proper functioning and environmental health of the lake.  

Submit a completed Special Event Application to the city for approval, 90 days in advance of the proposed event. 

To guarantee a spot at a covered picnic shelter, you need to reserve them by visiting our online reservation system. You should be able to find everything you need here, including pricing, availability, and accommodations. If you need assistance navigating the system or have further questions, please contact the Parks Administrative Assistant, Shelley Rowe at 360-863-4559. If there is not a reservation at the facility, then it is first come first serve.

This depends on the type of special event. All special events will require a non-refundable application fee and fees to provide special city services necessary for public health, safety, and welfare may be identified through the review process. For example, additional fees may be required to provide traffic control, emergency services, sanitation, etc.

No, however there are several different campgrounds in our area, including: Eagle Park RV Park, Flowing Lake, The Evergreen State Fairgrounds Campground and Thunderbird RV and Camping Resort.

City Parks are open daily from dawn to dusk.

Permits for special events protected under the First and Fourteenth Amendments are subject to reasonable exercise of public control or limitation in the interest of public health, safety, morality, and welfare.

For all other permits, applications will be denied if the proposed activity disrupts traffic beyond practical solution; interferes with access to fire stations and fire hydrants; causes undue hardship to surrounding residences or businesses; requires the diversion of so many public employees that service is denied the public at large; endangers the public health, safety, or welfare; or the applicant fails to provide complete and accurate information or comply with the terms of the permit; is unlawful, or fails to comply with applicable legal requirements.

Although fishing is allowed year-round, you must have fishing license per the Fish & Wildlife guidelines.

You may appeal to the City Council by filing written Notice of Intent to Appeal within three business days of notification of denial of permit.

Depending on the scope of your proposal, you may be required to make arrangements for notification to affected businesses, residence, sanitation facilities, barricades, electrical inspections (by the State Department of Labor and Industries), county health department inspections, first aid stations, traffic control, etc. City staff will assist you in identifying these needs. However, the applicant has sole responsibility for obtaining required permits and complying with the city's special events ordinance.

A special event is defined as any kind of activity that is out of the norm for activities typically occurring in the area where the event is proposed to take place, or an activity that may impact public places, areas, or facilities. Events involving 100 people or more at Lake Tye Park and Sky River Park, 50 people or more at Lewis Street Park and Al Borlin Park, and 30 people or more at Traveler’s Park and neighborhood parks require a Special Event Permit.

One lap is equal to 1.63 miles. 2 laps around the loop is equal to the distance of a 5k.

One lap is equal to .75 miles.

All fees are to be paid prior to the issuance of the permit unless otherwise provided in the conditions for approval. A performance deposit, based on estimated costs, may be required.

You need to apply for a special event permit:

• To assure that an activity meets legal requirements of the use of public rights of way
• To enable the city to ensure that adequate services such as public safety, traffic control, and sanitation are scheduled
• To alert the city to any unusual event that should be known to the providers of the emergency services

The mesh fencing is removed each year between the months of October – April due to annual flooding. This particular fence was designed to withstand the damage of annual floods.

Lewis Street Boat Launch is owned and maintained by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Provisions in the MMC describe that: (c) No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for the personnel of the Navy; also: (g) When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.

The flagpoles at city hall were designed to accommodate flying the flag of the United States, other nations, states, municipal and other. If the flags are displayed on the same level in front of a building, the United States flag is flown to the (flag's own) right of all other flags. The right is a position of prominence and respect to our flag.  Having the option to display in the future another nation’s flag (such as a sister city, or during a foreign delegation visit) determined going with flagpoles of the same length.

A couple of links to illustrate the proper ways to display the US flag on flagpoles of equal length from left to right such as is at Monroe city hall are from the Independence Hall Association , the Colonial Flag Foundation  and the  Military Veteran Project Organization

Excerpt from the National Flag Foundation on US flag etiquette:

With other flags:

When flown with Flags of states, communities or societies on separate flagpoles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the Flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor—to its own right (observer’s left).

Note: the other Flags may be smaller, but none may be larger. No other Flag should ever be placed above it. The Flag of the United States of America is always the first flag raised and the last to be lowered.

When flown with the national banner of other countries, each Flag must be displayed from a separate pole of the same height. Each Flag should be the same size. They should be raised and lowered simultaneously. The Flag of one nation may not be displayed above that of another nation. (please see the attached)