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…
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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…
Vanishing water – bits from other stewards
To whom it may concern: My name is Diane Dumond. I lived on carp lake for 15 years. I was a stream team volunteer taking water samples from the lake for 17 years. I have worked in the field of water testing for over 40 years. There seems to be a question as to whether…
Fighting the City Hall that isn’t there
Unincorporated Pierce County has always been a difficult government to navigate. Now that planning and government has become computerized, the virtual environment is even more challenging to follow. Here is a brief, but hopefully helpful, list for navigating unincorporated Pierce County governance. If you are in another County, the system is going to be a…
To the last drop
Editorial: Marianne Lincoln When you elect a developer, to the position of County Executive, what do you get? First, it was the “City of Pierce” proposal to take the unincorporated part of mid-Pierce County and turn it into a high-density rectangular race-track of high-rise housing, 2016. The communities affected were so ticked off they formed…
Community input needed for aging and disability services plan
Pierce County Human Services Aging and Disability Resources (ADR) invites the community to attend a public meeting to comment on the Draft 2024-2027 Area Plan, including the 2024 proposed budget. A survey was conducted this spring, providing feedback from hundreds of residents on the future of programs and services for the aging and disability communities…
Listeria bacteria found in milkshakes sold at Parkland Frugals
Washington State Department of Health, August 18, 2023 OLYMPIA – Listeria bacteria found in all milkshake flavors sold at Frugals restaurant at 10727 Pacific Ave. S., Tacoma, WA are associated with a foodborne listeriosis outbreak linked to six hospitalizations and three deaths. Investigators found Listeria in the ice cream machines, which were not cleaned correctly. No other Frugals…
Public Comment to Community First Village application
By Marianne Lincoln It is possible, with the online permit process, to place public comment directly to the permit application process. I have been asked to tell you, the public, this information so you can add your comments to the Tiny Home Village [Calle Community First Village] that is being proposed for the area between…
Not This Time
In case you have not seen it, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier wrote an op-ed in the Suburban Times of Lakewood. If you are from Parkland-Spanaway-Midland, it is critical you read it. If you are a county voter, you should also know this about what is happening in the county. Here is a previous press…
Pacific Ave. lane closures for sewer at 129th St.
Parkland/Brookdale Sewer Interceptor Phase 3 Update As part of Pierce County’s Parkland/Brookdale Sewer Interceptor project, traffic on state Route 7 at 129th Street South will be partially closed during: For the first weekend from July 28 to 31, crews will work on section C1 along the west side of SR 7. The southbound SR 7 traffic…
Senior Center Services sought
Pierce County has just released the following opportunity:Senior Center Services RFP Here is a summary of the project: Pierce County Human Services, Aging and Disability Resources (ADR) is seeking proposals from eligible and qualified organizations to provide senior center services. Senior centers serve as critical community focal points for older adults, offering a variety of activities…
Vulnerable Man Resists Low-Ball Sale of His Home to $62 million Pierce Homeless Project.
SPANAWAY — Spanaway resident Rick Mosier, who admits to having disabilities and has only social security disability income, is trying to stop the sale of his lifelong home to make way for the $62 million Community First Village homeless project. Mosier needs the proceeds of the sale to live on. The executor of his mother’s…
Pierce Prairie Post 