The 2023 regular session for the State Legislature ended Sunday, April 23, 2023. The Legislature acted on many bills and budgetary items during the session that will benefit Pierce County residents and all of Washington. Many of these actions support priorities in areas of housing affordability, infrastructure, and public safety that are aligned with priorities…
Category: Pierce County
Not the Best for the Land or for the Homeless
Guest Editorial by Claudia Finseth,Parkland, Pierce County Planning Commissioner emeritus24 March 2023 On Tuesday, March 21, I sat through the six hour meeting of the Pierce County Council. The vast majority of community members who spoke (I am guessing around 75%) asked the council specifically not to put the planned tiny home village for the…
County Flood Plan April 12 Open House
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County is currently in the process of drafting the 2023 Comprehensive Flood Management Plan. The 2023 Flood Plan identifies policies, programs and projects to help improve our community’s resilience to riverine, coastal, groundwater and urban flood hazards by: • Reducing flooding impacts, structure damages, and maintenance costs. • Improving natural habitat…
Watershed local project grants available
PIERCE COUNTY — 3-24-23 Pierce County is partnering with watershed councils, local nonprofits and agencies to fund a small grants program supporting community projects that improve habitat and water quality across the county. The 2023 cycle will award more than $70,000 total to projects in four watersheds: Key Peninsula-Gig Harbor-Islands, Chambers-Clover Creek, Puyallup-White River, and…
Starting a business in Pierce County?
If you are imagining a startup business in Pierce County, you may want to apply to the PCBA. “The Pierce County Business Accelerator will serve entrepreneurs and business owners throughout Pierce County with a focus on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) veteran, and women-owned businesses to help foster innovation and create wealth-building opportunities.”…
Tiny Village in Residental Resource Zone?
The Pierce County Council is now considering the passage of the zoning change to South Hill, Parkland-Midland-Spanaway, Frederickson, and Mid-County Plan Areas to allow tiny home villages in the Residential Resource Zone. The current issue is whether a tiny home village is appropriate in the water resource are entering Spanaway Lake from the southwest. There…
Senior Property Tax Exemption Seminar, March 1
Join us for a property tax exemption seminar on March 1, from 1-3 p.m. at the Parkland/Spanaway Library. The Pierce County Assessor’s Office will be at the Parkland/Spanaway Library March 1 from 1 – 3 p.m. to answer your questions and provide valuable information at this free event. Topics include income categories, appeal of denials…
A creek without water is shameful
[Editor note: Letters from a Chambers Clover Watershed Committee (CCWC) thread, a public Pierce County Committee that discusses the watershed, but to the frustration of some, does not take actions. (A different activist group would have to form to take on those tasks.) There is concern, but there is not a solid plan or investment…
Crisis for critical Spanaway watershed
By Marianne Lincoln The chatter in environmental circles is intense. The concern is removal of a large number of huge trees and the ensuing ground heat on the watershed entering Spanaway Lake from the marsh and streams to the southwest of it. Impervious surface and water system pollution are the concerns. The Tiny Home Village…
What would the COMMUNITY like at Sprinker?
The Pierce County Parks Department put out a survey for the community to tell them what would be best at the Sprinker Center. In other words, what would the community enjoy there. Not enough of you responded. In fact, it was middle age white women who responded. So I asked Jani Hitchen, “Was that me?…
Demand reform of the Pierce County Regional Council
By Marianne Lincoln The Pierce County Regional Council is more than simply outdated; It is a reckless misrepresentation of the population, demographics and diversity in Pierce County. Of the over 925,708 people in the county, 433,642 are in unincorporated areas. According to the new study from the Washington Office of Management and Budget, 137,410 are…
Feb. 10 & 11, Rock the Rink Ice Show
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — Bring your friends and family to Pierce County Parks’ exciting new ice show: Rock the Rink! Join the fun at Tacoma’s Sprinker Recreation Center to watch this upbeat and thrilling ice show featuring decades of nostalgic tunes that will get you on your feet and ready to dance. The show will…
Pierce Prairie Post 