PIERCE COUNTY, WA — This is notice of Economic and Infrastructure Development Committee and final Council hearings on Proposal No. 2013-31. Proposal No. 2013-31, An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Vacating a Portion of Roy Christy Road located in the Southeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Willamette Meridian, Located…
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Expect delays during resurfacing of 52nd St. E near Fife
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Motorists traveling along 52nd Street East between 66th Avenue East and Pioneer Way East near Fife should expect long delays from 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 as crews resurface the roadway. The two-lane road will be reduced to one lane with alternating traffic. Flaggers will be…
North Warren Street Bridge in Roy to be replaced; four-month closure starts Aug. 12
Roy, WA — The North Warren Street Bridge that crosses Muck Creek in Roy will be closed for four months starting Aug. 12 so the bridge can be replaced. North Warren Street will be closed between Water Street West and Cedar Street West during the work. Motorists will be detoured along State Route 507 and…
WSDOT listening? 22nd Ave signals? The Post gloats
Pacific Avenue in Spanaway, ever since the sidewalks were put in, has had some issues that have not been addressed. So a few months ago, the 723 Networking group (made up of local business people) was discussing the sloppy appearance of their grassy swales with the tall grass and noxious weeds. One Sheriff deputy even complained…
County Council okays closure of 180th Street East in Frederickson
With two council members excused (Ladenburg, Fleming), the Pierce County Council voted unanimously to close (vacate) the section of 180th Street East in Frederickson to allow the James Hardie plant to expand in the next couple years. There were only two speakers in public comment. One was a representative of the Economic Development Department. The other…
Pierce County Council – July 23 final action on 180th St. closure
The next Pierce County Council meeting will be July 23 at 3 p.m. in the Courtroom 2E, 2nd Floor, County-City Building 930 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma WA. Proposal # Title 2013-36s An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Authorizing the Closure of a Portion of 180th Street East and Vacating a Portion of 180th…
Chip sealing warning, mannequins and horses
By Marianne Lincoln Cruising around Spanaway on this lovely summer day of July, I saw many things happening in the area. The Washington Ladies Riding Club Association (WLRCA) State Meet Competition was this weekend at the Tacoma Horseman’s Unit in Spanaway. They presented their awards for the weekend riding and horsemanship competition in the outdoor arena….
Pacific Avenue being re-striped Thursday night
Pacific Avenue in Spanaway is being re-striped this evening (Thursday 7/18) by WSDOT, the Washington State Department of Transportation. Pacific Avenue, also called State Route 7, is being reduced one lane at a time. At 9 p.m., they set up the southbound lanes and traffic is beginning to back up past the Spanaway Golf Course. If you can…
Puyallup River Projects this summer, near Orting and Electron
Pierce County expects to reduce flood risk along two sections of the Puyallup River with projects set for this summer. Construction has begun on a 2,000-foot-long side channel near Orting, and work on another project that will use engineered log jams to prevent damage to the roadway between Electron Road and 249th Street East begins…
Getting your historical bearings – Parkland, Spanaway to Roy
From the time Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean, until 1846, the United States and Great Brittain competed for the Pacific Northwest. The area north of the Columbia River was particularly controversial. With considerably more American settlers around Oregon City and a Hudson’s Bay outpost at Vancouver, it was thought highly likely the area…
Waiting in line on 176th Street and 22nd Avenue?
This morning at 3 a.m. the work was supposed to be completed on the leveling of 22nd Avenue at 176th Street. If you tried to get home that way, you probably had to wait as long as 10 or 15 minutes for your turn to pass through. Only on direction of traffic at a time…
Beware of massive numbers of bicycles Saturday July 13!
July 13-14 is the Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic. It is a 200-mile bicycle ride, the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest. There are up to 10,000 participants riding from Seattle to Portland in one or two days. The route takes them through Summit, Waller, Spanaway, Roy and McKenna. This is a…
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