The City of Lakewood Hearing Examiner approved the Master Planned Development Permit for Alliance Multifamily (Lakewood Towne Center Apartments), a mixed-use housing project that will bring 309 market-rate apartments to the downtown area. As part of her ruling, Pro Tem Hearing Examiner Stephanie E. Marshall determined the project meets the city’s zoning and planning requirements, […]
Lakewood City Manager February 7 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) February 7 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Lakewood City Manager John J. Caulfield announces retirement
City Manager John J. Caulfield announced this week he will retire on June 5, 2025, after almost 12 years of dedicated service to the Lakewood community. Mayor Jason Whalen shared the Lakewood City Council’s sentiments regarding Caulfield’s retirement: “It is with sincere appreciation as well as sadness that the Council received and accepted City Manager […]
B&I Shooting update – Arrest Made
Submitted by Sgt. Charles Porche, Lakewood Police. On January 17, 2025, at approximately 5:20pm, Lakewood Officers responded to a reported shooting at the B&I shopping complex (8012 S Tacoma Way). Upon arriving at the location, officers located one female that had sustained gunshot wounds. She was provided with medica aid by responding officers and then […]
Hearing: Permits for new McDonald’s restaurant, Feb. 18
The City of Lakewood Planning and Public Works Department will be holding a public hearing for permit numbers 13614 and 13600 – Conditional Use Permit and Design Review Permit for a new McDonald’s restaurant. The proposed project consists of a new drive-through and dine-in restaurant on a vacant parcel near the intersection of San Francisco […]
The Lakewood City Council Feb. 3 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Feb. 3 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Lakewood City Manager January 31 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) January 31 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Downtown Neighborhood Association Meeting ; Feb 12 at Lakewood Library
The Next Downtown Neighborhood Association will be Wednesday, February 12 2025 (5:30-7:00 PM) at the Interim Lakewood Pierce County Library 10202 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98499. Tiffany Speir, the Planning Division Manager at City of Lakewood will be giving a presentation on Downtown Subarea Plan! Also Police and Fire we have representatives to […]
Be inspired by local ‘Hidden Heroes’
Each year the City of Lakewood, in partnership with the Clover Park School District, celebrates “Hidden Heroes” to coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month. This year’s campaign kicks off Feb. 3, 2025 and runs until the end of February. Each week a “hero” from the Black and African American community […]