It is not a filed incorporation request, it is a feasibility study paid for through state funds. State Representative Melanie Morgan put it in the budget in 2020. The Governor did a line item veto in it that year, but his pen missed it the next year. So the Washington State Department of Commerce is…
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Jan. 13, noon to 3pm, Spanaway UMC meeting on homelessness and Family Promise
As the saying goes, it takes a village. Spanaway’s homelessness problem is not going to go away by any government action. It literally will take a little help from us all. Whether that’s giving to the local Food Bank while checking out at the grocery store or donating time at a Freezing Nights shelter location….
Slow down, it’s 35 now! No warning, Pacific Avenue speed limit signs changed
The troopers are out looking for anyone that isn’t noticing the change in the speed limit signs on Pacific Avenue. From Military Road (152nd) to the Roy-Y (190th), the speed limit has now dropped from 40 to 35 mph. There are no little orange flags on the signs to give you a heads up. So…
Jan. 9, 7pm, Environmental Compliance Webinar for Tiny Home Village
From newsletter of Councilmember Jani Hitchen, Jan. 5, 2023: ***Pierce County Village Update*** Many of you have reached out to my office about the proposed Pierce County Village currently sited in Spanaway. There have been a lot of questions, many of which I had myself. I share a link to a resolution below that I think may…
Thoughts on adding large airports in Pierce County
By Claudia Finseth I’m working today, as I always do, from my home near the intersection of Spanaway Loop Road and 138th Street South. Close by is Joint Base Lewis McCord, and as on most days, I am experiencing its considerable noise pollution. Today it is the running or warming up of the big transport…
Recap: Meeting on the Pierce County Tiny Home Village in Spanaway
[Editor note: hard to squeeze in a story with two days of back to back meetings. The County loaded the first two business days of the year for people in Spanaway. 6:30 p.m. in Midland the land use committee will hear about the incorporation study that Rep. Melanie Morgan started] Link to Pierce County TV…
The wolf is wearing a sheep’s coat of helping the homeless
By Marianne Lincoln [Editor Note: This is my testimony to the Planning Commission for 1-3-2023. RR (Rural Resource) Zone is has a maximum density of three housing units per acre with a extenuating circumstances. Normally, two per acre. So with nearly 400 on 27 acres they’re over limit, even though they say they count four…
Dept. of Commerce presenting feasibility of incorporating Parkland area communities to PSMAC Jan. 4
On January 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the South East Tacoma Community Center at 1614 99th St. E, Tacoma, WA (in Midland), the department of Commerce is going to report on the feasibility study of incorporating Parkland, Spanaway, Frederickson, Midland and Summit together into a large city. This was a $200,000 study arranged through the…
Comments by County Reviewers of the Tiny Homes Project in Spanaway
[Editor: This is information from the project site at Planning and Land Services and these are comments by County employees who are moving the project along as part of their jobs. Those of you who may want to make public comments, may find some of their comments useful information from which to ask questions.] Reviewer…
9:30 a.m. January 3, Planning Commission meeting on Spanaway Tiny Home Village Zoning Change
Yes, maybe you got a post card about the meeting 1/3/23, at Sprinker at 7p.m., where the County will tell you what they did after the fact. But better yet, get to this Special Meeting of the Pierce County Planning Commission earlier in the same day at the Annex, 2401 S. 35th St. Tacoma, WA…
We cannot live without good drinking water
By Marianne Lincoln My many years of local travels to meeting after meeting have allowed me to be on email, Facebook and texting lists from some amazing local people with long time experience in keeping our communities safe and our leaders in check. Leaders like to be admired, but sometimes, it’s difficult to appreciate their…
Help improve Sprinker Recreation Center
From Pierce County Help us improve Sprinker! After 48 years of serving the Parkland, Spanaway, and greater Pierce County communities, Sprinker Recreation Center‘s indoor spaces are in need of updates and improvements. Since 2016, Pierce County has been listening to and engaging with the Parkland and Spanaway communities to help redesign the Sprinker Recreation Center’s outdoor…
Pierce Prairie Post 