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Washington

Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Washington Department of Commerce Sign Milestone Agreement Establishing Government-to-Government Relations

LONGVIEW, Wash. — Yesterday Cowlitz Indian Tribe Chairman William Iyall and Washington State Department of Commerce Director Mike Fong signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing government-to-government relations between the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and the department in a ceremony at Cowlitz Transportation building in Longview. The agreement seeks to remove administrative barriers, improve communications,…

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328th and SR7 lane closures Aug 23

SR 7 in Pierce County to see daytime single-lane closure Aug. 23 EATONVILLE – Travelers using State Route 7 near 328th Street East will want to take note of upcoming work that will include single-lane closures. From 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 23, crews will be working on northbound SR 7. Travelers will…

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After your polar plunge, try a first day hike

Washington State Parks have a new tradition, First Day Hikes. Besides being a great way to get some exercise, the parks provide staff led a self-guided tours with some history of the park. As well as the history, you can get a pin, showing you participated. Go to the link and look for a park…

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Infrastructure money to complete SR167 – Puget Sound Gateway Program

By Marianne Lincoln Resolution 2023-75 is in front of the Pierce County Council today, June 13, 2023. It is the Puget Sound Gateway Progam, also known as the completion of SR167 in the Puyallup Valley. Here is a project map from the WSDOT site: The County will contribute $2,000,000 from the County Road Fund, beginning…

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Orange lane striping on I-5

WSDOT, FIFE – For the first time in Washington, orange contrast lane striping will be added to white lane lines in an active work zone to test whether the brightly colored paint helps improve work zone awareness and safety. The Washington State Department of Transportation will test the new safety strategy in a work zone…

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New legislation that impacts Pierce County

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…

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Paving coming for parts of State Route 7 

Fish passage work at two creeks, paving coming for State Route 7 in Pierce CountyProject consolidates work, cuts costs   EATONVILLE – More than five miles of State Route 7 will see construction between Eatonville and Spanaway into fall 2023. The project will remove two barriers to fish passage and repair miles of the highway surface. Combining…

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Parkland Community Assn. March 28

The 501(c)(3) status arrived in March 2023 and the Parkland Community Assn. (PCA) is now fully operational. The next meeting for the organization will be Tuesday, March 28, 6 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church hall. The Parkland Community Assn. began last May with a group that formed to Save the Historic Parkland School (1908)…

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Washington’s Democracy Dominoes Falling?

By Robert A. Matney Of great concern are recent and fast approaching upcoming events involving Washington’s “Sunshine Committee” (SC). The SC’s decisions could prove devastating for all citizen activists and the public in general. Around 1972, Washington voters approved what became the Public Records Act (PRA). That contained only 10 exemptions it ballooned to about…

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