PIERCE COUNTY — A project to extend sewer facilities under Meridian Avenue East (State Route 161) at several South Hill intersections will begin March 23. The work is expected to be complete by mid-July. Work will be done at the highway’s intersections with 146th Street East, 147th Street East, 149th Street East and 158th Street…
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Planning Commission makes final recommendations on updates to four community plans
PIERCE COUNTY — The Pierce County Planning Commission made its final recommendations on updates to the Frederickson, Mid-County, Parkland-Spanaway-Midland and South Hill community plans March 10 and 12. Community plans provide direction on how growth and development will occur. The plans address topics such as zoning, transportation, the look and feel of the community, and…
County Committee looking at condemnations on North Canyon Road and Spanaway Lake Management Plan updates
[UPDATE: The Pierce County Council has issued a notice of Continued final Council hearing on Proposal No. 2020-10. The Final Council hearing on this proposal is continued to April 21, 2020, at 3:00 pm. The final Council hearing will be held in Room 1045, County-City Building, 930 Tacoma Ave S, in Tacoma. ] * *…
2020 Census begins March 12
By April 1, 2020, every home will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. You will have three options for responding: Online. By phone. By mail. March 12-20, households will begin receiving official Census Bureau mail with detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census. If you live in the following locations,…
Military Road East and 22nd Avenue East intersection to close Feb. 25-March 9 for sewer project
PIERCE COUNTY — The Military Road East and 22nd Avenue East intersection will be closed from Feb. 25 to March 9 as part of a project to extend the sanitary sewer system in the area. A detour will move traffic around the intersection using 152nd Street East, Waller Road East, 176th Street East and B…
Planning Commission February 25
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING PIERCE COUNTY — Date/Time: February 25, 2020 at 9:30 am Place: Pierce County Annex, Public Hearing Rm.-2401 S 35th St, Tacoma, WA At their regular meeting, the Planning Commission will review and discuss preliminary findings of the housing market study that provides a realistic estimate of additional housing growth related to the Centers and…
BRT Update (Route #1 Pierce Transit)
Dear Community Member, Pierce Transit Bus Rapid Transit Project Update Pierce Transit continues to move forward with the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, and we want to connect with you to share the latest technical update. What is Pierce Transit BRT? Pierce Transit BRT is a new transportation option we are planning that will provide…
Property taxes and growing pains
Opinion: Marianne Lincoln, Editor Growing pains? Prosperity attracts people. People create need for more housing. More housing creates a need for more roads, buses, fire protection, policing, parks, libraries, sewer extensions, and more. The people that say, “If you build they will come,” are completely missing the boat. Frederickson was barely a few houses surrounded…
Planning Commission reviews C&C
The Pierce County Planning Commission, a body of appointed citizens, is reviewing the Centers and Corridors Comprehensive Plan Changes the County Planning and Land Services has been proposing for the area from 112th Street to 176th Street and Meridian to Pacific Avenue. This is one of several steps through to approval or denial by the…
WRITE to your County Council
3 p.m. in the afternoon on Tuesdays is the regular meeting time of the Pierce County Council. Most of us at working at that time of day or are stuck in traffic and cannot be in downtown Tacoma a the Council Office even when we seriously want to complain about an action they are taking….
Public invited to help design Pipeline Trail
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — Looking for a new adventure in your own backyard? Pierce County Parks is designing a pedestrian and bicycle trail along the Tacoma Water Pipeline No. 4 right of way between 72nd Street East and 94th Avenue East. This trail will provide opportunities for Pierce County residents to enjoy a new place to…
Community Members Sought for Land Use – Parkland, Spanaway & Midland
You are needed. Land use is not everyone’s cup of tea, at least until that big noisy business builds next door and you can’t sleep at night or, your view of the lake or mountain disappears. Yet, someone must speak out; someone must keep vigilant. This area is growing rapidly and the Land Use Advisory…
Pierce Prairie Post 