Pierce County Human Services, in partnership with the Metropolitan Development Council (MDC), is embarking on a comprehensive assessment to identify the strengths, barriers, and available resources within the community, with a special focus on addressing the needs of children, youth, and families. The cornerstone of this initiative is the 2023-2024 Community Needs Assessment (CNA), designed […]
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Obituary Notices – October 14, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: George Allen Thorsnes; Larry E Lattea. Mountain View Funeral Home: Paz B. Abdon; David R. Brehm; Richard B. Fermo; Lawrence Jordan Jones Jr.; Eugene Gunther Ramsey; Douglas Erwin Stillman; Robert Swan; Leticia A. Wade. Scott Funeral Home: Drusilla Ann Greene; Minister Freda Harris; Carl Wayne White.
Through fresh eyes
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. To start with, this blog is not being written by Chat GPT or any artificial intelligence (AI) – and it took me considerably longer to write than last week’s blog by Brian Hardtke! And I am not even writing it from Pierce County. I am in Austin, Texas as […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator October 13 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s October 13 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
What is United for University Place? Please join us at the October 18 meeting to learn more.
Submitted by Dana Giove. United for University Place (U4UP) is a local coalition loosely made up of businesses, non-profits and individuals who care about our city and seek a way to be involved in both identifying and meeting the needs of our community. U4UP meetings take place monthly and provide a forum for resource knowledge […]
Lakewood City Manager October 13 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) October 13 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Curbside Oversize Brush Pickup Nov. 6-17
Pile Limitations: 1 per household no larger than 6′ wide by 6′ long by 6′ high The Oversized Brush Pickup is available to all residential customers of University Place Refuse and Recycling, even those without yard waste service. The pickup day for your area will be the same as your curbside recycling or yard waste pickup day […]
Free Community English Classes
Submitted by Karen Pease, Coordinator. Better English in Tacoma offers two free English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Classes at Sunset Bible Church (7909 40th St W, University Place, WA). Both classes meet on Monday mornings from 9:45 am-12 pm. One class is for English language learners who are conversational. The other class is […]
44th Street Lift Station Project Advertisement for Bids
The City of Fircrest is currently accepting BID DOCUMENTS for our 44th Street and 67th Avenue Lift Station Upgrade Project. The following advertisement for Bids was published, on 10/9/2023 and will be republished on 10/16/2023, in the Tacoma Daily Index and the Daily Journal of Commerce. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 44th STREET LIFT STATION PROJECT Notice is […]