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Gazzam Lake Park and Wildlife Preserve includes 318 acres of highly valued upland foirests and wetlands in the southwest quadrant of Bainbridge Island, between Baker Hill Road and Marshall Road, a quarter mile west of Crystal Spring Drive. Current access to the property is from Marshall Road, with very limited parking. |
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| This exceptional park was purchased by the citizens of Bainbridge Island after a special bond election in February 1995 and the winning of various state grants towards the purchase. It is the Island's second largest area of undeveloped property. |  |
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| Gazzam Lake, in the northwest part of the park, is a 13-acre freshwater wetland area that has remained substantially untouched by human development, thus providing scenic beauty and wildlife habitat for a variety of species. |  |
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| A Gazzam Lake Advisory Committee, consisting of 22 interested citizens, was appointed by the Park Board in late 1995. The committee's mission was to make recommendations to the Park Board concerning the Master Plan for Gazzam Lake Park. |  |
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| The committee met 17 times from December 1995 to July 1996 and presented their report to the Park Board on July 11, 1996. The SEPA process for the master plan and development, which includes a 21-acre active-use recreation site, will continue during 2000. |  |
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