The City is seeking feedback from the public on our Meeker Festival Street project. There are two ways to provide input. What is a Festival Street? A festival street is a public street that is pedestrian-oriented and designed to support temporary closures to vehicles where people can walk around freely and enjoy community events, shopping, […]
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Pierce Transit Public Hearings set for Nov. 13
Proposed 2024 Budget A public hearing will be held as part of the Board of Commissioners Special Study Session meeting on Monday, November 13, 2023. The meeting begins at 3:00 p.m. and members of the public may attend the meeting in person or virtually through Zoom. The purpose of the public hearing is to advise […]
Obituary Notices – November 1, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: David D. Burgess Sr. Powers Funeral Home: Sharon LaRose Jacobsen; James Fredrick Vanderwall; George Venard.
Joseph C. Walsh named Managing Artistic Director at the Lakewood Playhouse
Submitted by Lakewood Playhouse. Lakewood Playhouse is proud to announce the appointment of Joseph C. Walsh as Managing Artistic Director following an exhaustive search. Joseph brings with him a wealth of national and international experience as an artist, administrator and educator. “I am thrilled to be joining the Lakewood Playhouse team,” said Walsh “I look […]
Steilacoom Volunteers Begin Restoration of the 5th Street Waterway
Submitted by Nancy E. Henderson. On Sunday, 29 October, 19 volunteers, including a local witch, enjoyed ideal weather conditions as they began restoration of a stretch of the 5th Street Waterway. The workers ranged in age from 3 to over three quarters of a century. The project was led by Alex Chaney, a member of […]
DuPont October 27 Report from Mayor, Council
Read the DuPont Mayor and City Council October 27 report by clicking here.
Budget Development Update No. 5: Budget Deliberations Begin
Pierce County is one step closer to a new Biennial Budget. After nearly a month of budget presentations from the County’s departments and separately elected offices, The Pierce County Council began budget deliberations for the 2024-2025 Biennial Budget on Thursday, Oct. 26. The County operates on a two-year budget cycle, with each biennium guiding how […]
Letter: Almost Heaven
Far out over the valley below where the old barn stood on the hill, the terminus of the irrigation ditch filled with water that provided nourishment for the cows was lost in the haze of the setting sun. It was one of our favorite outings, to take country roads just to see where they led. […]
Public Hearing: 2024 Property Tax Levy, Nov. 6
The City Council of the City of University Place will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, November 6, 2023, as part of its regular meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers at 3609 Market Place West, Third Floor, to consider the 2024 Property Tax Levy. The public is encouraged to participate and may […]