TACOMA – Pierce County is celebrating the arrival of a cutting-edge electric aircraft propulsion system, developed in partnership with Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) and a local Pierce County company, Alpine Vertical. This marks a significant step in the County’s Next Generation Airports Initiative, positioning Pierce County Airports at Thun Field and Tacoma Narrows as pioneers […]
Council Approves Mid-Biennium Supplemental Budget
TACOMA – The Pierce County Council approved a supplemental budget ordinance, which amends the current 2024–2025 Biennial Budget, during its Tuesday, Nov. 26, meeting. The supplemental budget includes investments in affordable housing, homelessness interventions, therapeutic courts, and youth violence prevention, among other priorities. Earlier this month, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier submitted his proposed budget […]
District 5 Councilmember Announces Plans for Transition to Assessor-Treasurer
TACOMA – Current Council Vice Chair Marty Campbell (District 5) has announced his plans to resign from his Council seat on Dec. 31, 2024, to transition into his new role as Assessor-Treasurer. “It has been a great privilege to serve on the Pierce County Council and to represent the interests of our community in District […]
Mid-Biennium Budget Supplemental Under Council Consideration
TACOMA – The Chair of the Pierce County Council released Amendment No. 1 – often referred to as the Chair’s amendment – to the Executive’s proposed mid-biennium supplemental budget during a special meeting of the Council’s Committee of the Whole on Friday, Nov. 15. “The intent of offering Amendment No. 1 is to start from […]
Pierce County Council Approves ILA Updates for Specialized Sheriff’s Department Services for Four Cities, Two Towns
TACOMA – The Pierce County Council adopted six resolutions on Tuesday, Oct. 29 that approved a series of interlocal agreements (ILA) updates between several cities and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department for specialized law enforcement services. Those specialized services include forensic analysis, SWAT, K9, dive teams, search & rescue, air operations, and others. The Sheriff’s […]
Pierce County Celebrates Grand Opening of Copper Way
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 fund. That fund was made possible by the passage of the Maureen Howard […]
Pierce County Executive Vetoes Summer Supplemental Budget
The 2024 summer supplemental budget faced a veto this week from the Pierce County Executive. In his veto message, County Executive Bruce Dammeier asserted that the summer supplemental budget was “expanded yet incomplete,” pushed through on a partisan vote, and riddled with “irregular fund transfers, new administrative constraints, and ill-advised spending.” “The Executive’s vague objections […]
Council Adopts Summer Supplemental Budget
The Pierce County Council adopted its summer supplemental to the 2024-2025 Biennial Budget on Tuesday, Sept. 10 on a 4 to 3 vote. This is the second time the summer supplemental has been adopted by the Council after it was approved for reconsideration by the majority of the legislative body on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and […]
Council’s Summer Supplemental Budget Looms Large as Executive Proclaims State of Emergency for Homeless Response System
The Vice Chair of the Pierce County Council motioned to reconsider the Council’s summer supplemental to the 2024-2025 Biennial Budget on Tuesday, Sept. 3, following revelations of contracting issues in the Pierce County Human Services Department The motion was approved for the Council to act on the summer supplemental budget at its next regular meeting […]