It has been a very dry year, perhaps a record. We lost a lot of aquatic creatures to dry creeks. There is a week of rain coming, that rain will move salmon up the river and creeks. So get out your raingear and your fishing poles. From Al Schmauder, noted Clover Creek walking steward: My…
Vanishing water – bits from other stewards
To whom it may concern: My name is Diane Dumond. I lived on carp lake for 15 years. I was a stream team volunteer taking water samples from the lake for 17 years. I have worked in the field of water testing for over 40 years. There seems to be a question as to whether…
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – PARKLAND SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER
Prepared by Parkland Community Assn. 8/1/2023 For additional information go to: SAVEPARKLANDSCHOOL.ORG 1. What’s this about? In May of 2022 the school was being sold to developers for demolition to build an apartment building. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) no longer had use for East Campus and was pursuing this option. Citizens of Parkland felt the historic school…
Urban unincorporated area growth overwhelms school district and area resources
This is a recent letter from Superintendent Tom Seigel to the County Executive, Council, Board members and district staff. The District has presented the issues of lack of resources to the County on several occasions. Currently the County is working on its biannual budget. ##### Dear County Council Members and County Executive, We have completed our…
Fate of Parkland School nears – Do you BELIEVE?
By Marianne Lincoln After learning in 2022, that Pacific Lutheran University planned to sell the Parkland school for development and demolition, the Parkland Community rallied around their historic landmark. They rousted the Landmarks Commission to preserve its historic status, They went to the County Council and spoke out. They reformed the 501(c)(3) Parkland Community Assn….
FOSL lawyers up on village location issue
Friends of Spanaway Lake (FOSL) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that represents members on, near or that love and use Spanaway Lake. In light of this past year’s County Executive proposal to place 285 tiny homes clusters on rural residential, environmentally sensitive land between Spanaway Marsh and Spanaway Lake, the organization decided it is time…
Blue Zones kicks off in Parkland Spanaway event
By Marianne Lincoln Pierce County has committed money to making Parkland and Spanaway a wellness experiment. The event on Saturday, September 9 at the Marymount Events Center was to celebrate their project being operational. With Executive Director Tono Sablan at the helm of the project, and a full compliment of staff on board, the group…
Fighting the City Hall that isn’t there
Unincorporated Pierce County has always been a difficult government to navigate. Now that planning and government has become computerized, the virtual environment is even more challenging to follow. Here is a brief, but hopefully helpful, list for navigating unincorporated Pierce County governance. If you are in another County, the system is going to be a…
Blue Zones Kickoff Sept. 9
Blue Zones Project Parkland Spanaway Kickoff at LeMay at Marymount Join us for this exciting and informative dinner evening! Hear about how the Blue Zones Project is set to transform our communities’ health. Date and timeStarts on Saturday, September 9 · 4:30pm PDTLocationLeMay Collections at Marymount325 152nd Street East Tacoma, WA 98445 [The event has…
PPP Changes and Updates
I certainly hope the Pierce Prairie Post is expanding your information resources here in Pierce County, Washington. In order to be more efficient, we have made a few little changes on our page. You will now see on the top menu bar “$ Donate” and “*Contact” these items will allow you to help the Pierce…
To the last drop
Editorial: Marianne Lincoln When you elect a developer, to the position of County Executive, what do you get? First, it was the “City of Pierce” proposal to take the unincorporated part of mid-Pierce County and turn it into a high-density rectangular race-track of high-rise housing, 2016. The communities affected were so ticked off they formed…
Community input needed for aging and disability services plan
Pierce County Human Services Aging and Disability Resources (ADR) invites the community to attend a public meeting to comment on the Draft 2024-2027 Area Plan, including the 2024 proposed budget. A survey was conducted this spring, providing feedback from hundreds of residents on the future of programs and services for the aging and disability communities…
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