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…
Category: Ecology
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…
For Your Health: Test Your Home for Radon
USA.gov — Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and is estimated to be responsible for 15,000-22,000 lung cancer deaths each year. You can’t see, smell, or taste radon. It’s a radioactive gas that comes from the natural breakdown of the elements uranium, thorium, and radium in soil and rock. Radon can…
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council
Agenda for Wed., January 15, 2014 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tacoma Mall Plaza, 2702 South 42nd Street, Suite 201,Tacoma 2nd Floor Conference Room 3:00 Introductions / Additions to the Agenda Greg Vigoren, Chair 3:10 2013 Review, Chris Schultz 3:50 Areas of Focus for 2014, Chris Schutz 4:20 *Break* 4:30 Election of Officers 4:45 Information…
75 feet from shoreline – what do you have?
SPANAWAY, WA — Thursday Jan. 9, two meetings were held at the Spanaway Round Table Pizza. These meeting were to raise awareness among people living near Pierce County bodies of water that their shoreline are about to have 75 foot buffers created. What do you have in Pierce County within 75 feet of a creek, river,…
Pierce County Waterfalls
By Chuck Haviland WF 1 AFFI FALLS This waterfall is also known as Lodi Falls and Gap Falls. This water fall is by Skyscraper Mountain in eastern Pierce County, on Lodi creek. Its watershed is the Puyallup river. The Masons have often been supportive of society’s activities. The Affi Temple of Tacoma was constituted in…
62 million reasons to protect the lake
SPANAWAY, WA — Lake property values, restrictions on construction and political posturing will be topic on the table Thursday at the new Round Table Pizza at 208th and Mountain Highway. Spanaway Lake properties represent around $62,000,000 in taxable value. Tule Lake may also be affected. The new Shoreline Management Project proposed by Deborah Hyde for Pierce County…
Native Plant Sale Pre-Orders Due January 17!
Pierce Conservation District’s 23rd Annual Native Bare Root Plant Sale Taking Pre-Orders Until January 17 for Early Spring Pick-Up February 28 and March 1. The perfect time to plant bare root plants. The Pierce Conservation District is featuring 30+ species of plants native to western Washington as well as plastic tree tubes and spray on…
Oops, there goes your house by the lake…
By Marianne Lincoln Pierce County is proposing to adopt a significant change to the rules and regulations that affect Spanaway Lake and its associated creeks. This change is being implemented by the creation and passage of the Shoreline Master Program. The proposed Shoreline Master program would change the existing setbacks to buffers. The difference is…
End of the year for local charities
Here’s a great charity to donate to, one that will always give back in great ways… -Editor – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – By the best estimates, Nisqually steelhead are just 400 fish from extinction. A run of wild salmon…
Spanaway Lake Management Plan – letter
Letter to people who attended the Spanaway Lake Management Plan Meeting: Thank you for attending the kickoff meeting of the Spanaway Lake Management Plan (Lake Plan) meeting. That was the first of several community meetings on the Lake Plan that Pierce County Public Works and Utilities Department will sponsor over the next two years. The…
Burn Bans Ended for King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties
The burn bans for King, Pierce and Snohomish counties were ended today. You may use your fireplace until the next stagnant air period.
Pierce Prairie Post 