SPANAWAY, WA — The new and improved intersection at B Street and 176th Street is now open in Spanaway. The north-south portion on B street through the intersection and the west side at 176th opened. On the east section from B Street to about 7th Avenue, the asphalt was still too hot for driving. It is…
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Closure near 176th Street East and B Street East intersection June 7-8
Pierce County will close 300 feet of 176th Street East just east of the 176th Street East and B Street East intersection for reconstruction from 7 a.m. June 7 to 5 a.m. June 9. Crews will excavate the existing roadway, place crushed rock, and pave the new roadway. While three legs of the intersection will…
Yard Sale at the Museum – June 7
YARD SALE at the Prairie House Museum June 7, Noon-2 p.m. 812 E. 176th Street To donate salable goods, call 360-832-6662 Proceeds support the museum. The address for the C!S yard sale, 802 174th St South.
Choir Summer Camp – June 22-27
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Again this summer, students who are ages twelve and up may learn to sing and dance with the Spanaway Lake Music Company! Spanaway Lake High School will host the third annual Vocal Jazz and Show Choir Summer Camp beginning with a rehearsal from 9:00 am to noon, on Friday, June 22,…
Community invited to series of open houses on Pierce County’s Comprehensive Plan
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — Pierce County’s unincorporated population is expected to grow by 75,000 residents by the year 2030. The community is invited to learn how that growth will be accommodated through a series of open houses planned for May and June. The open houses, which are part of the review and update of Pierce…
Spanaway – the book!
Over this past year, several of us who have knowledge of the earlier Spanaway, or Spanueh, worked with Jean Sensel, a local historian and former owner of the historic Exchange Tavern, to supply information and photos as she assembled the following book for the Images of America series. It is now available for order. Congratulations Jean!…
Wine and Chocolate Affair at Marymount
By Marianne Lincoln It was Friday evening and just a day past my birthday, what better way to spend than over at the Marymount Event Center where booths with delicious wines, chocolates, cheeses and gifts were set up for perusing and sampling. It was a room where the passion and decadence of chocolate candies were mixing with…
New County shoreline hearings
It is the intention of the Council to hold additional hearings on Proposal No. 2013-45s, Shoreline Management Program. The Final hearing date of April 22, 2014 has been rescinded and reset for July 29, 2014. The Council encourages your participation in the public hearing process. Public Meeting Notice 2014 Shoreline Management Program Pierce County Community…
Realize 2030
What transit improvements in Pierce County would help you get from home to work and back again? Long range planning for Pierce County – Open Houses. May 20 4:30–7:30 p.m. OPEN HOUSE East County Maintenance Facility 11711 Prairie Ridge Dr E, Bonney Lake May 22 4:30–7:30 p.m. OPEN HOUSE Central Maintenance Facility 4812 196th St…
April 17, work session for new shoreline bill
Protect your waterfront rights, show up and let your voices be heard. Senator Roach and others will be there, hope you can be also. We will get together as a Lake Tapps/Spanaway Lake property owners group in May after this hearing to make a plan. This is a work session of the Governmental Operations Jt….
Wanted for Bank Robbery
From Crime Stoppers Wanted for Bank Robbery: Joseph Smith Pierce County Sheriff’s detectives need your help to locate bank robbery suspect Joseph Smith. A felony warrant has been issued for Smith’s arrest for two counts of Robbery in the 1st degree, one count of Attempted Robbery in the 1st degree, and one count of Theft…
Packed house for public hearing on lake land use
The Pierce County Council had a room full of people at PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center Thursday for the public hearing on their rules to comply with DOE’s Shoreline Management Plan. The crowd was polite, mostly stuck to their allotted times and had some very significant things to say about “their” lake. Patrick Heade was the one…
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