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 […]
Pierce County Council Announces its Next Chief of Staff
Earlier this year, the Pierce County Council began a nationwide search for the Office of the Pierce County Council’s next Chief of Staff and is excited to announce a successful candidate has been found and will be joining the team Monday, July 17. Julie Murray comes to the Office of the County Council with a […]
Pierce County Council Partners With Black Home Initiative to Target Racial Inequities, Increase Black Home Ownership
ing costs have made purchasing a home challenging for many people in the region. This is compounded for Black households that faced historical structural racism and persistent institutional racism and exclusion, making the goal of homeownership even less attainable. The homeownership rate among Black households in Tacoma is 35%, compared to 64% among white households. […]
Council Approves Joining Interlocal Agreement to Form Pierce County Opioid Abatement Council
The human toll of the Opioid Epidemic, which has been raging nationwide since the 1990s, has been severe in Pierce County and the greater Puget Sound area. Since 2013, the epidemic has been in what epidemiologists call the ‘third wave’ characterized by significant increases in overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, particularly those including illicitly manufactured […]
Tacoma’s GRIT Initiative Coming to More Families This Year
Tacoma will once again partner with key stakeholders in the community to extend its guaranteed income demonstration, Growing Resilience In Tacoma (GRIT), to reach new households. United Way of Pierce County will lead program implementation, guided by recently published ALICE (Asset Limited, Income-Constrained. Employed) data showing that one in three Pierce County families make less […]