TACOMA – Community members will have two opportunities to publicly comment on the Proposed 2024-2025 Biennial Budget. The Pierce County Council will hold public hearings on Ordinance No. 2023-44s on Tuesday, Nov. 14, and Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. or soon thereafter to hear public testimony on the Biennial Budget. What: Public Hearings on Proposed 2024-2025 Biennial […]
Council Chair Releases Proposed 2024-2025 Biennial Budget
TACOMA – On Wednesday, Nov. 1, Pierce County Council Chair Ryan Mello (District 4) went on an early morning walk in the Bethel School District with Pierce County Councilmembers Jani Hitchen (District 6) and Amy Cruver (District 3). The purpose was to see the routes hundreds of kids in the school district take each morning. On […]
Budget Development Update No. 4: Entering Budget Deliberations
Today (October 26) the Council entered its budget deliberations. A lot has transpired to get us to this point. The process began Sept 19 with County Executive Bruce Dammeier presentation of his 2024-2025 Budget Proposal. Thereafter, the Council heard from Gary Robinson, the County’s Finance Director, on Thursday, Sept. 28, when he provided an in-depth overview of […]
Pierce County Council Budget Development Update No. 3
The Council’s budget development work began again on (Wednesday, Oct. 18), at 9:30 a.m. with another Committee of the Whole. Human Resources and Parks & Recreation presented their 2024-2025 budget proposals. Today, the Council is hearing from District Court and the Auditor’s Office. Here is a recap of the Council’s work on the 2024-2025 Biennial […]
County Council Chair Comments on Commission on Equity
Submitted by Ryan N. Mello, Pierce County Council Chair. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, the majority of the Pierce County Council voted to create a Commission on Equity. The idea for this commission came from an Equity Review Committee formed with bipartisan support in the summer of 2021 and championed by Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier. […]
Pierce County Council Announces 2024-2025 Budget Development Schedule
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier will present his proposed 2024-2025 Biennial Budget to the Council. Thereafter, the Council will begin its budget deliberations to produce the final budget for the County for the next two years. The Council aims to adopt the final budget by Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. “The Council […]
Pierce County Council Overrides Executive Veto, Repeals Shared Housing in Environmentally Sensitive Lane Use Zone
The Council’s move to repeal two ordinances related to shared housing villages in the Residential Resource Zone is back in motion with a Council override of the Pierce County Executive’s veto of Ordinance No. 2023-24, which the Council unanimously passed on Tuesday, July 25, and the Executive vetoed on Wednesday, Aug. 9. Ordinance No. 2023-24 […]
Van Phan completes 100th, 100-mile ultramarathon
From the Pierce County Council Twitter/X feed. Congratulations to Van Phan, 52, of City of Lakewood, who recently completed her 100th, 100-mile ultramarathon! She is the first Pacific Northwesterner to be part of the elite, international club of athletes who have run one hundred 100-mile races.
Groundbreaking for 256-Unit Affordable Workforce Housing Community in Spanaway
Elected officials, housing and service providers, and community members joined together on 19 July 2023 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Copper Way multifamily housing community in Spanaway. The Copper Way project, the first recipient of Pierce County’s new affordable housing fund, marks a significant step forward in addressing the affordable housing crisis in the […]