The Pierce County Council at their August 27, 2024 meeting is set to pass budget changes and updates. Many of these changes are related to homeless villages, two of which are in Spanaway locations. One is the tiny village near Spanaway Marsh. The other is a property on 419 208th Street East. This is an…
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August 24-25, Hudson Bay Days and BBQ Cookoff
2024 Dupont BBQ Cookoff – August 24, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dupont BBQ Cookoff is one of the Puget Sound’s great summer events and the city of Dupont has been the place to go for an amazing day of delicious BBQ, kids activities, live bands, beer garden, car show and more. Over 5000 people…
Toxic Algae in Spanaway and Ohop Lakes
Many people spotted Spanaway Lake being treated with Phoslock® on Tuesday, August 20. It is made from bentonite clay. When applied to water, the lanthanum reacts with phosphate to create an inert mineral called rhabdophane, which is insoluble and non-toxic. This reaction permanently binds the phosphorus in the water, and can also lock up phosphorus…
Annual LeMay Car Show Aug 31
And it’s back! The annual LeMay Car Show is this August 31, 2024! The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entry to the Marymount Campus is free. Register your car club! When you register your car club, spots are reserved to exhibit your cars. Local classic car owners are also encouraged to bring…
Response regarding new zoning
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…
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….
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