By Claudia Riiff Finseth A remarkable thing happened in the early 2000s under the Growth Management Act. A grassroots board of residents, community association members, school board members, the environmental community, the business community and the fire district created the Parkland-Spanaway-Midland Communities Plan. The process was guided by Project Lead Sean Gaffney, of Pierce County…
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House demolition, but no silt fence
By Marianne Lincoln Spanaway is watching. There is already a high level of concern about how the Tiny Home Village project was dropped on our community. There are lawyers being paid to defend the interests of people living on the lake self-taxing to improve water quality. Then this project comes along and threatens to make…
Call for local artists
CALLING PIERCE COUNTY ARTISTS! The Pierce County Arts Commission is looking for digital artwork for Sprinker Recreation Center’s future fitness court! This opportunity is open to any artists 14 years or older living, working, or studying in Pierce County. A priority will be made to artists from the Parkland or Spanaway communities. This call includes…
PSM-LUAC Nov. 15, 6:30pm, Sprinker !!
By Cindy Beckett This will be heard at the Parkland-Spanaway-Midland Advisory Commission public meeting date is November 15, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at Sprinker Recreation Center. (Remember, you will hike a distance to get in from parking due to construction right now.) The Land Use Advisory Commission will be reviewing the homeless village project now labeled…
Nov. 15 Forum will feature how to put property in conservation which may reduce taxes
The Chambers Clover Creek Watershed Council will hold its annual Issues Forum, Preserving the future: Strategies and opportunities for land conservation, on November 15, 2023 at Cross Park in Frederickson. Doors open at 2:00 p.m. and the forum will begin at 2:30 p.m. Cross Park is located at 4420 Military Road East, Tacoma, WA. Before…
New Tribune opinion piece a political farce
By Marianne Lincoln, Editor Another opinion, or three. For my entire lifetime, I have lived in unincorporated Pierce County. Everyone here I know has always been cynical of the opinions of the New Tribune because they always seem to back up the opinions of the County or city of Tacoma officials and disregard the information…
Four bumps in the road
If you have travelled Waller Road or Military Road in the past several months, you may have noticed the orange “bump” signs that have been there awhile. Contractors have worked on the intersection and then seemingly abandoned it, leaving the drop offs to make the crossings uncomfortable at best, or damaging our vehicle undercarriages at…
Executive Priority inappropriate on Tiny Home Village Project
By Cindy Beckett This will be heard at the Parkland -Spanaway-Midland Advisory Commission public meeting date is November 15, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., location not yet determined. I would really like to know all these jobs he has created for these homeless! Where might we find that list? The executive is trying to still push through…
Session with your Councilmember District #6
Updated with photos from the event below. From County Councilmember Jani Hitchen: I wanted to let you know that I will be hosting two opportunities for community members to come and meet with me to discuss budget priorities and issues pertaining to Council District 6. Drop in to discuss budget priorities, ask questions or learn…
Weigh in on South Hill Incorporation Study by Oct. 8
By Councilman Dave Morell Dear Neighbors, There’s some potentially big news for District 1. At Monday’s Community Development Committee, we received a presentation from the County’s Planning and Public Works Department on a study the County began in 2023 that explores the fiscal effects of South Hill as a stand-alone city or an area of annexation. This is an informational…
2018, Pam Roach predicted Tiny Home problems
This is a story I found from the News Tribune in 2018 about the County Council voting to allow tiny home villages. It has some parallels to todays predicament with the Spanaway location. Perhaps, since this was all under the same County Executive, the plan was always to put the alcohol, drug and mental issues…
More Tiny Home county changes Sept. 25, Oct. 3
It appears the Pierce County Council is just finessing the effective dates on this proposal. In all honesty, they are awaiting the decision of the Growth Management Hearings Board. That hearing is December 6, 2023. Watch for changes after that decision announcement. Here are the hearing dates for this latest change. The Pierce County Council…
Pierce Prairie Post 