Seniors and people with disabilities are invited to attend free Property Tax Exemption Seminars hosted by the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer’s office, in partnership with the South Sound Housing Affordability Partners (SSHA³P) and Pierce County Human Services. Seminars are designed to provide valuable information on tax relief programs. Attendees will learn about eligibility requirements for property…
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Council passes ordinance to lengthen time taxpayers have to claim refund on property tax errors
On Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, the Pierce County Council passed Ordinance No. O2024-572 to expand the time property owners have to request a refund for manifest errors in property tax assessments – such as an incorrect square footage listing or an error in the number of rooms – moving it from three to five year…
Cooperative purchases mobile home park, preserving affordable housing in Parkland
[Editors note: It is always very sad to hear a mobile park is selling off to developers. So many people are displaced and find it extremely difficult to find affordable housing elsewhere. They may also be elderly or disabled and the process of moving is absolutely daunting. This is a pleasant change to that sad…
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…
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…
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