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Letter from a lake homeowner

Dear Councilman Roach: Thank you so much for coming to our Spanaway Lake meeting about the Shoreline Management Plan. I am one of the concerned home owners on the lake. My house would be one of the homes that would be the label “Non Conforming” It was built in the early nineteen hundreds. Over the years…

Oops – there goes your house on the lake, part 2

By Sherry Haviland OOPS……….. There goes your house on Spanaway Lake, Tule, Steilacoom, American, Tapps, Kapowsin, etc. any body of water in Pierce County! Even creeks and ponds! All bodies of water will be subjected to new shoreline regulations from Dept. of Ecology, developed or not! Setbacks will no longer be the main criteria Buffers…

Notes on the Graham Kapowsin Community Council

From Carol Wright Graham Citizen’s Action Team is scheduled to meet on the 4th Wed of each month at 5:30 in room 15 at Kapowsin Elem., but Jan has 5 Wednesdays, so if you would like to participate but can’t this Wed. (1/22/14) let us know and we can reschedule the meeting for next Wed!…

The beauty of Spanaway Lake, our home

By Marianne Lincoln On a beautiful sunny Saturday in January, it was hard to resist taking a stroll in the park while the sun was still floating overhead. Add a friend and some dogs and what a pleasant afternoon. Fantasy Lights are gone; both gates are finally open again. From now until May, folks can freely…

Congressman Heck visits Frederickson

FREDERICKSON, WA — Congressman Denny Heck was the guest speaker at the Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council Saturday. He arrived with his assistants Lauren Adler and Latasha Wortham. His first comments were related to the process of moving to Washington D.C. The first thing you do is get an apartment. Congressman Hack is roommates with Congressman…

Lost in Parkland – fluffy white dogs

HELP!!! The Fedex guy let my parents dogs out in Parkland, WA yesterday(1.16.14) and they are still missing!!! Dublin – is about 70lbs and a big fluffy ball of love! Lyla- is smaller about 40lbs. They are both loved family members and need them back. Please share this!!! Call my mom (253)592-5527 or me (253)376-3413 with…

Two more sessions of “Writing Your Will” added

Pierce County — Due to overwhelming response, additional sessions of the “Writing Your Will: Tips Everyone Needs to Know” workshop have been added. Registration for the original workshop on Saturday, Jan. 25 is now closed. The Pierce County Aging & Disability Resource Center and MultiCare Celebrate Seniority will host two more workshop sessions in March….

Input needed on state aviation system plan update

WSDOT — Aviation stakeholders are encouraged to comment on the goals of the upcoming Washington Aviation System Plan update. Last updated in 2009, the WASP is a statewide strategy to maintain and improve Washington’s air transportation system to meet current and future needs. The Washington State Department of Transportation’s Aviation Division anticipates starting the update…

Councils appoint Jesse Young and Graham Hunt to state House seats

PIERCE COUNTY — Meeting in two joint sessions in one day, the Pierce County Council teamed up with officials from neighboring counties to appoint Jesse Young and Graham Hunt to vacant positions in the Washington State House of Representatives on Friday, Jan. 17. “Filling legislative vacancies is an important responsibility for county leaders,” said Pierce…

Congressman Denny Heck to speak in Frederickson

January 18 – 9AM – 11AM – Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council – Christ Community Baptist Church – 8016 176th St. E. Greetings, We have had to revise our original Agenda to accommodate our special guest speaker, the Honorable Denny Heck, our member to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington D.C. Congressman Heck will…

Waterfront homeowners – Spanaway Elementary, 6:30 p.m. Thursday Jan. 16

If you own a home near a body of water anywhere in Pierce County, you should join the Spanaway Lake folks at Spanaway Elementary Thursday, January 16 at 6:30 p.m. From the organizers: Hi neighbor, my name is Sherry Haviland, I live on Spanaway Lake in the cove. I’ve received your emails and am notifying you…

Franklin Pierce Board Meeting – January 14

At the end of the study session held prior to the meeting, Superintendent Frank Hewins mentioned the Franklin Pierce Foundation Meeting will be held February 4. At the beginning of the meeting, Cole Roberts was re-elected to President of the board in his absence. John Harstad, who was running the meeting was elected Vice President…