Hello stakeholders and friends of parks! We could really use your help in getting the Orangegate Master Plan Update Survey out to as many of your friends/members as possible. Please ask folks to visit the Orangegate Master Plan webpage and click on the survey icon to participate. Here’s a little background you could include to…
Category: Spanaway
Spanaway community
Undersheriff Brent Bomkamp appointed sheriff
October 1, the Pierce County Council appointed Pierce County Undersheriff Brent Bomkamp as Pierce County Sheriff to fill the vacancy left by Sheriff Paul Pastor, who retired Sept. 30, 2020. Pierce County Code requires the Council appoint someone to serve as sheriff in the event the position is vacated before the term is up. Bomkamp…
Haunted Headlights Oct. 30 & 31
Tickets for the socially-distanced and slightly spooky drive through Haunted Headlights are now on sale. This October 30 & 31, Graham plays host to Pierce County’s ghastly glow event. Fit for all ages, the ghoul and goblin haunted drive takes place in Frontier Park. Visitors will stay safe in their vehicles as they creep along…
A city bigger than Tacoma
[The Community Development Committee meeting, can be accessed by dialing 252-215-8782 or use the zoom app. The Web ID is 928 4334 3887.] [See updated meeting dates below.] The Community Development Committee of the Pierce County Council is currently reviewing the County Planning Department’s Community Plan changes for Parkland, Spanaway, Midland, Frederickson, South Hill, Summit,…
Workshop on Medicare options
Medicare changes place responsibilities on beneficiaries PIERCE COUNTY — Medicare is complex. Beneficiaries are faced with a wide range of options, many of which can be quite confusing. Medicare offers beneficiaries two basic options – Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage – and dozens of additional choices within each path. Knowing the differences and how to…
Electron Dam, what is it?
As the railroad expanded into the timberlands of Western Washington to ease transport of the logs to mills downstream, many geological discoveries were made in Pierce County. One was the large deposit of clay near Eatonville that resulted in the construction of the place called Clay City, the other was the construction of the Electron…
Letter from the Puyallup Nation regarding the Electron Dam Project
[Editor Note: The following is content is a letter from the website of the Puyallup Tribal Council regarding the Electron Dam. The water diversion dam (Headworks) is 10 miles up river from the Hydroelectric Plant at Electron. That diverted water runs in an 8 x 8 foot flume to the forebay above the hydro plant….
Pierce County takes steps to sanction Electron Dam
PIERCE COUNTY — Citing the inexcusable environmental harm caused by irresponsible management of the Electron Dam, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier has issued a letter imposing a series of mitigation steps the owners must take. Working with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Dammeier’s ultimate goal is to remove the 12-foot tall wooden dam from the…
Graham brush fire consumes homes & vehicles September 7th, 2020
GRAHAM, WA — 154th Avenue East at 240th Street East between Graham and Kapowsin is closed and residents are under an evacuation order on Tuesday morning. The area is still hot in many places. The fire was started by a falling cottonwood tree on high voltage lines about 9:45 p.m. 9-7-2020. Resident Robert Johnson saw…
14 Districts review timeline for in-person learning
Today we received new guidance from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department which shows that Pierce County has now transitioned from the high level to the moderate level of COVID-19 infection. This is good news for our staff, students and their families. Please see the attached letter from 14 Pierce County Superintendents about the timeline for…
Deadline for Clover Creek stormwater presentations
8/31 deadline for Presentation Proposals on the topic of Stormwater in the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Final Notice: The Chambers Clover Creek Watershed Council invites individuals with knowledge or expertise on the topic of Stormwater to submit a short topic abstract to be considered for the annual Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Issues Forum, scheduled for the late…
BRT – Bus Rapid Transit virtual public meeting August 27
Join our virtual public meeting! Interested in the learning the latest about the Pierce Transit Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project? Join us online for a project update and an opportunity to interact directly with the project team! We hope you can join us virtually via Zoom on August 27, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m….
Pierce Prairie Post 