I received the following response from Councilmember Cruver regarding the new housing zoning changes for the Comprehensive Plan. ####### Thank you for your vigilance on this. I wanted to be at that meeting but had a prior commitment. I’ll see if I can get clarity with staff, as my understanding is that reducing categories is…
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Happy Birthday Pierce Prairie Post
The Pierce Prairie Post is 12 today! Not only that, our parent organization, the Spanaway Community Association, will be 30 this year on September 26. It has been a long time since that tragic day (August 25) when two Spanaway Lake High School kids were gunned down on 168 and 22nd Avenue by gang members….
Alert! County changing zoning in sub plan areas
Sliding in a bit under the radar for the average land use change is a state mandated Comprehensive Plan Review. The reason is, state law changes and Comp. Plans need to stay current. This review and resulting changes don’t come with public notice or yellow signs posted on a neighbor’s property. No, this is only…
August 17 – Come see the Sprinker Refresh!
Exciting times ahead at Sprinker Recreation Center! We have a day packed with exploring our new outdoor amenities and fun activities. Rock climbing and sports clinics on our new synthetic turf and refurbished courts await you! 11 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. there will be a reopening ceremony. Plus, enjoy the new spray park, fitness court,…
Get healthy, live longer, join us!
The following events are taking place in August with the Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway. Blue Zones are places in the world that the National Geographic identified as places that people commonly live to be 100. Parkland Spanaway is not one of them, in fact, we have the lowest life expectancy on an average than the…
Aug 3 – a new Spanaway Street Fair
Saturday, August 3, 166th & Pacific Ave. Spanaway Street Fair!
Dog Days of Spanaway!
County Council July 30 at Skills Center
The In-District Council Meeting for District 3 is scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the Pierce County Skills Center located at 16117 Canyon Road East in the Frederickson area. Each year, the Pierce County Council hosts an in-district Council meeting in each of the seven Council Districts for the purpose of…
County voter pamphlets are LATE
If you are a voter, you probably have your ballot by now. But, due to a vendor error, several communities did not receive voters’ pamphlets. Pamphlets will be mailed to affected communities on July 29: Buckley, Carbonado, DuPont, Fife, Kapowsin, Key Peninsula, McKenna, Orting, South Prairie, Steilacoom, Wilkeson, and parts of Parkland, Spanaway and Midland….
Dog Days of Spanaway August 3
Summer is finally here! Spanaway is going to have a celebration and include your favorite dog! But it will not be all about dogs, because the owners matter too! Dog Days of Spanaway will be held at 166th and Pacific Avenue on the former site of Spanaway Elementary, across from Starbucks. The date is August…
Lindquist Dental – local dental care for all children regardless of ability to pay!
[Sent from Karen Lewis, Community Outreach and Engagement Manager, Lindquist Dental for Children] PAID ADVERTISEMENT Looking for affordable and compassionate dental care for your child? Look no further than Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children (LDCC)! Our team is dedicated to providing accessible and effective dental care to children (birth through 20) in the Puget Sound…
County needs to rethink sewer system
OPINION Potable water, drinking water to you and me, is critical to all life on earth. In Pierce County, that water comes from glacier melt or rain. It is taken from rivers, lakes, and aquifers underground. In Washington State there is currently not anyone desalinizing sea water for use, although Florida, Texas, and California do….
Free History Lecture: Fort Nisqually’s Final Decade
Submitted by DuPont Historical Society. Join us at DuPont Historical Museum at 6:30 p.m. on July 17 for a free lecture by author and historian Steve Anderson. Fort Nisqually was a hub of activity for many years in the Puget Sound region. It was a center of trade and a multicultural community with people from…
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