Lummi, Skokomish, Colville & Lower Elwha Klallam Tribes — as well WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife and Chelan County – receive federal funding Grants will help restore salmon & wildlife habitat; improve health, biodiversity of WA public lands WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs…
Tag: environment
When the faucet is dry…
By Marianne Lincoln Where did the water go? That is a question a lot of us have been asking for years. It is the end of November. Clover Creek is still dry in From Brookdale Golf Course to Midland and Spanaway Loop Road. The Chambers Clover Creek Watershed is based on a Sole Source Aquifer….
Puyallup Watershed Symposium, Dec 5
The Puyallup River Watershed Council is presenting the Puyallup Watershed Symposium on December 5, 2024, from 1:00 – 6:00 pm at the Pioneer Park Pavilion (330 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98317). The presenters’ abstracts can be accessed using the QR code on the poster or using this link. To register, you can do so by…
Public hearing on housing rules Monday, Jan. 6
Draft rules for housing, urban growth areas and rural planning The Department of Commerce has filed draft rules (CR-102) to update Washington’s Administrative Codes (WAC) that seek to incorporate 24 housing-related bills passed into law between 2019 and 2024. These bills relate to housing, urban growth areas and rural planning, and the draft rules will support how local governments…
Nov 4 Council Committee Comp Plan Hearing
TACOMA – The Council’s Community Development and Environment Committee (CDEC) will hold its first public hearing on the 2024 proposed Comprehensive Plan update on Monday, Nov. 4 at 1:30 p.m. in the Pierce County Council Chambers. What: Public Hearing on the Proposed Comprehensive Plan UpdateWhen: Monday, Nov. 4 at 1:30 p.m.Where: Pierce County Council Chambers, 930 Tacoma…
Thirsty? Count on it.
By Cindy Beckett The below is a link to a bona fide report, and I’m sure even if they won’t admit it, both councils and executives have heard me warn of this over and over again, year after year. No one would listen, no one would believe me. Now, here we are, and it does not make…
Copper Way Ribbon Cutting – Spanaway
The Copper Way Apartments consist of 256 affordable housing units PIERCE COUNTY — On July 13, 2023, elected officials, housing and service providers, and community members broke ground on the Copper Way multifamily affordable housing community in Spanaway, marking the start of the first affordable housing project to receive funding from Pierce County’s affordable housing…
Good Neighbor Village? hmmm…
Yes, that is the newest name of the tiny home village the Tacoma Rescue Mission and the Pierce County Executive’s office is trying to build in Spanaway., “Good Neighbor Village.” Well, wouldn’t good neighbors follow the county code when they build their operation? Apparently, like when the Mosier home was torn down, they are starting…
Sept 25 meet the new Health Dept Director
On September 25, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., the new Tacoma Pierce County Health Department Director, Chantell Harmon Reed, will be at the Parkland Spanaway Library for a meet and greet event. Remember to register to attend. And FYI, the Board of Health meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 3p.m. Here…
Get together – Get it done!
By Marianne Lincoln I may be losing track now of how many times I have helped a group form and accomplish a major milestone for their community. However, I can still pinpoint where it started and who to blame (in a good way). My father was into airplanes. I mean, really into airplanes. So by…
Can we save Clover Creek?
By Marianne Lincoln On January 4, a group of advocates and landowners along Clover Creek met at the Parkland Spanaway Library to talk about how to improve the creek and stop hurting it. Much work is yet to be done as far as setting up a solid organization to move forward, but the list produced…
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