County Council Meeting Agenda for September 18, 2012

AMENDED MEETING AGENDA September 18, 2012 3:00 p.m. 930 Tacoma Avenue South – Room 1045 Tacoma, WA 98402 Voice: (253) 798-7777 – FAX: (253) 798-7509 – Toll-Free: (800) 992-2456 – TDD: (253) 798-4018  I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag To be followed by a Moment of Silence…

Get rid of unused medications Sept 29 at Sprinker

Help yourself and the environment: turn in unused, expired medicines The public is encouraged to safely dispose of unused or expired medicines – including controlled substances – during the nationwide drug “take back” day on Saturday, Sept. 29. This event will provide free, anonymous collection of unwanted or expired drugs between 10 a.m. and 2…

Sewer regulation changes proposed, send Pierce County your comments

All customers of the Pierce County Sewer Utility are invited to provide feedback on proposed updates to county regulations that deal with Sewer Utility operations. Suggested changes include bill payment clarifications and a simplified permit fee and connection charge structure for new developments. More details about the recommended changes are available at http://www.piercecountywa.org/codeupdate. “This represents…

District Court closure September 21

From Pierce County Pierce County District Court will be closed at noon on Friday, Sept. 21 for employee training. The court will reopen on Monday, Sept. 24. This closure applies to courtrooms and public service windows of all divisions of the Court, including the Civil and Infractions Division. We sincerely regret this disruption in service,…

Elections, get informed before voting, but please vote

Ballots for the November 6th election will begin arriving in the mail around the 19th of October. If you are overseas with the military, it will likely be even sooner.  The POST wants you all to be informed voters so this is an article jam packed with links for you to get to know the…

Classic Car and Truck Show set for Sept. 29 at Sprinker

Pierce County Parks and Recreation will hold the 10th annual Classic Car & Truck Show at Sprinker Recreation Center on Saturday, Sept. 29. Hours for the free spectator event are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 500 classic cars and trucks are anticipated to be on display. “This year we’re excited to welcome our…

Parkland citizen’s academy has 10 openings

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a few more citizens for its Parkland citizens’ academy. The Parkland session begins September 19 and will meet each Wednesday evening for 13 weeks at PLU. The academy is an opportunity to learn first-hand about the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department and to meet the Sheriff and other…