Pierce County Parks and Recreation is offering a Ballroom Dancing class. Previous experience is required for this 8 week class, which is held at Pierce County’s Meridian Habitat Park & Center, 14422 Meridian E in South Hill. The class begins on Thursday, May 23 – July 18 from 7:30-8:30pm for a fee of $160 per…
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Council schedules in-district meetings in 3 communities
The Pierce County Council will hold upcoming meetings in Graham, North Tacoma and Parkland as part of its practice of taking government on the road. The Council, which normally meets Tuesdays in its chambers in the County-City Building in downtown Tacoma, holds at least one meeting a year in each of the seven Council districts,…
Borrow a fish-friendly car wash kit for your next fundraiser
Car wash fundraisers can be a great way to raise money, but the soap and pollutants that run off the vehicles can be toxic to fish and other aquatic life. Organizations can help keep Puget Sound clean during their next car wash fundraiser by checking out a fish-friendly car wash kit. The kits are available…
County Council to consider changing meeting times
PIERCE COUNTY — This is notice of final Council hearing on Proposal No. 2013-8s. Proposal No. 2013-8s, An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Initiating a Review of Potential Changes to Council Meeting Times and Potential Amendments to Section 1.28.040 of the Pierce County Code, “Meetings of the Council”; Establishing a Council Subcommittee to Study…
Bethel District to form partnership with Pierce County Parks
The following resolution is on the Bethel School Board agenda for April 23, 2013. The meeting will be held at Liberty Middle School, 7319 Eustis-Hunt Road East, Spanaway at 7 p.m. — Bethel Public Schools RESOLUTION 28 (12-13) A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403, AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO PARTNER WITH PIERCE…
County Council considering changes to animal control provisions
Public Safety and Human Services Committee Dan Roach, Chair; Jim McCune, Vice Chair; Stan Flemming, Member; Connie Ladenburg, Member; Douglas G. Richardson, Member Clerk: Cathy Sala, (253) 798-6695 SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE Meeting Date: Monday, April 22, 2013 Time: 1:30 p.m. Place: Pierce County Council Chambers 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Room 1045, Tacoma, WA Agenda Items:…
Executive McCarthy: State Farm decision is latest sign of county’s economic vitality
The following is a statement by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy regarding State Farm’s announcement on April 19: “Pierce County welcomes State Farm’s decision to open an Initial Loss Reporting center in downtown Tacoma. This follows Amazon’s recent decision to build in DuPont. In Frederickson, a company called FPS/EnCon is preparing to build the concrete…
FCCCC meeting features Councilman Jim McCune and 180th Street closure issue
Member s of the Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council (FCCCC) met Saturday morning April 20. After conducting regular business, which included an appeal for someone to step forward to be the new President, they turned the meeting over to Jim McCune of the County Council and Hugh Taylor, Council Staff. Jim McCune spoke briefly and…
Runway rehabilitation at Tacoma Narrows Airport starts April 29
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County will rehabilitate the runway and four adjacent connector taxiways at Tacoma Narrows Airport in Gig Harbor this spring and summer to improve surfaces, add new features and meet federal aviation standards for the airport’s size. Work will begin April 29, and will be completed in four construction phases. The airport…
Living Well in Pierce County: Happiness, Economy and Environment May 11
Living Well in Pierce County: Happiness, Economy and Environment May 11, 2013 at University of Puget Sound Wheelock Student Center Rotunda Capacity is limited. Reserve your free spot and find out more at www.tpchd.org/ehindicators or by calling Marianne Seifert at (253) 798-3823. Keynote speaker: David Batker, local author of What’s the Economy For, Anyway? Professor Kate Stirling…
April 20 Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council Meeting hosts Councilman Jim McCune
By John Marshall, FCCCC Secretary This is your reminder of the Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council Monthly meeting this Saturday, April 20th @ 9AM. Our Pierce County Council Representative, Jim McCune and Council Staff, Hugh Taylor will give about a 1 hour presentation. The James Hardie Company has requested that a section of 180th St….
May 3 to 5, the intersection at 22nd Ave. and 176th Street will close
The Pierce County project that is widening 176th Street in Spanaway will close the intersection of 22nd Avenue and 176th Street on May 3 until May 5. This closure was moved out from April since the project has progressed. The entire intersection of 176th and 22nd Avenue will be closed as crews completely replace and re-engineer the traffic…
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