Historical information on Spanaway, Spanueh Station of the Puget Sound Agricultural Company, and native uses of the area Testimony for the Hearings Examiner on Pierce County Village, April 29, 2024 To local Indians, the area was referred to as “spáduwe” – “where [camas or fern] roots are plentiful”.[1] Multiple tribes used the area for hunting…
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Village deadline for written comments April 22
Regarding the April 29 hearings on the Tiny Home Village, Pierce County Village, or whatever they are calling it this week…. All written comments & concerns should be submitted in writing to the Hearings Examiner by Monday April 22nd, for his review to: pchearingexaminer@piercecountywa.gov If you have no idea what I am talking about, read…
Advanced Air Mobility for new eVTOL craft
The era of George Jetson is beginning to arrive. The Federal Aviation Administration is starting discussion with states and local communities about how to safely bring these vehicles, Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) to our communities. We need to consider where they will land, a new invention called the Vertiport will need locations. Advance…
April 13 – South Sound Sustainability Expo
For anyone who has interest in ways to save energy, money and resources, this may be an very interesting event to attend. The South Sound Sustainability Expo is being held in Tacoma at the University of Washington Tacoma Campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. One of the participants is the Craft Supply Swap, hosted…
Planning your county – hearings April 2, 9, 11
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Draft Comprehensive Plan and Draft Capital Facilities Plan and Council Initiated Amendments over the course of three days. The hearing will be opened on April 2 at 9:30 a.m. it will be continued to April 9 at 9:30 a.m. and then to April 11 at 6:00 p.m. See below for ways to…
Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway Announces New Partnership with Pierce County Parks
Spanaway, WA – [Monday March 18, 2024] – Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Pierce County Parks, aimed at bringing transformative health and wellness programming to the local community. This exciting collaboration will kick off in April 2024 at Sprinker Recreation Center, offering a brand-new series called Blue Zones…
Presidential primary logic and accuracy test
Pierce County Elections will perform the County’s official logic and accuracy testing on ballot counting and processing equipment at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 27 at the Pierce County Elections Center, 2501 S 35th St, in Tacoma. The test is open to the media and the public. Before every election, Pierce County Elections tests the voting…
Zoning, comprehensive plan updates
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County released the Draft Comprehensive Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for public review and comment by February 26. Members of the public are invited to provide input on how to plan for the next 20 years of growth in unincorporated Pierce County. The Comprehensive Plan provides a framework that guides…
Editorial: Listening to Constituents
By Claudia Riiff Finseth Apparently, I am not done with the subject of public comments at our Pierce County government’s public meetings. Blame it on Arlie DeJarnett, my high school civics teacher. Mr. DeJarnett was also a Representative to the Washington State Legislature. He knew his stuff. Day in and day out, the people we…
Comments on Tiny Village MDNS due Nov. 30
MDNS Comments Due by Nov. 30th!! The County has issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-significance, MDNS, for the Tiny Home Village in Spanaway. This means that, despite the public’s overwhelming concerns about the impact this giant project in this critical area will have on the environment, wetlands, water table, Spanaway Lake, traffic on Spanaway Loop…
The Role of Public Comment in County Hearings Is Deliberately Being Violated
OPINION: By Claudia Finseth At their public meeting on November 15th, the Parkland-Spanaway-Midland Land Use Advisory Commission voted unanimously to recommend to the Hearing Examiner to deny the placement of the county executive’s priority project tiny home village on the Spanaway Wetlands. They ultimately felt, as the greater community feels, that high density development on…
Fantasy Lights starts Nov. 17
[Editor note: Traffic on Military Road between Pacific Avenue and Spanaway Loop Road are often severely affected by Fantasy Lights traffic, adjust your travel from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. accordingly.] PIERCE COUNTY — Are you ready for the most magical time of the year? Join us at Fantasy Lights, the largest drive-through holiday light…
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