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# Letter to the Editor: Irondale Beach Need More than Volunteers
- URL: https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/letter-to-the-editor-irondale-beach-need-more-than-volunteers/
- Published: 2026-07-22T00:27:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-22T00:27:33.000Z
- Author: Guest Writer
- Tags: letter to the editor

I have been visiting Irondale Beach Park since before it was a park. Back when we’d come to Hadlock every summer, I walked that beach before it had a name. We moved here permanently 22 years ago, and for the last 15 years I’ve been a volunteer helping to maintain it.  
  
What I’ve come to understand is that Irondale Beach isn’t just a park. It’s a community. A place where everyone belongs, where people come to relax, enjoy, and share something together. I can’t imagine this place without it.  
  
The handwriting is on the wall. The Parks need help, and I’ve seen it firsthand. I’m currently part of a group who just started a nonprofit to help keep Irondale maintained, sustainable, and open to the public. But volunteers and nonprofits can only do so much. That’s why Proposition 1 matters.  
  
Please vote APPROVED for Jefferson County Parks and Recreation on August 4th.

Susie Learned  
Port Hadlock