Pierce County Council announcement. On March 22 the Pierce County Council approved a $4,010,000 settlement agreement reached with the family of Manuel Ellis. No monetary value will ever compensate for the loss or heartache Mr. Ellis’ family and loved ones experienced over the last two years. Nor will it stop the Ellis family or community […]
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Washington State Distillers and Restaurants to Get Critical COVID Loan Extensions Urged by Kilmer, Cantwell
Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. On March 18, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) commended an announcement from the Small Business Administration to extend deferment of principal and interest payments for existing COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program borrowers, for a total of 30 months deferment from inception on all approved COVID EIDL […]
Pierce Transit CTAG March 24 Meeting Agenda
Strickland Secures Wins for WA-10, Over $12 Million for South Sound Community Projects
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after she secured $12.55 million for eight community projects to benefit the South Sound. Strickland’s local Community Project Funding (CPF) requests were signed into law by President Biden as part of H.R. 2471, the FY22 omnibus appropriations package. “I am grateful that President […]
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Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department SWAT Team is really more like a family. They represent “the best of the best” of our deputies and train extensively as a team. Like a family, they have each other’s backs. They also have special equipment, tactics and personnel – including negotiators, a […]
Plan to end homelessness creates framework to address regional issues
Pierce County Council announcement. The Pierce County Council once again signaled its commitment to address the needs of the county’s most vulnerable residents with adoption of a Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness that will serve as the roadmap for how to tackle the multifaceted issue of homelessness in the region. Immediate next steps include establishing […]
Maimed Kittens Find Forever Home After Lifesaving Surgery
Submitted by Lindsey Heaney. Two injured kittens, Echo and Foxtrot, get a second chance at life thanks to the community. Both kittens received their much-needed leg amputations and were adopted by one of their rescuers – the animal control officer who brought them to the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. On Dec. 7, […]
Pierce Transit to Implement Service Change Mar. 20
Pierce Transit announcement. Pierce Transit will implement its twice-yearly service change Mar. 20, with minor bus route changes consisting primarily of trip time adjustments on six routes. Details of all changes by route are available at PierceTransit.org/pierce-transit-routes. With this service change, the agency will implement its year-long Bus Stop Balancing project, resulting in the removal of a number […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Outbreaks in businesses and schools
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. Since Jan. 27, our outbreaks and outbreak related cases have dropped about 90%. Total outbreaks – from 221 and 3,151 cases to 19 and 378 cases. School outbreaks – from 50 and 241 cases to 2 and 9 cases. Locations with outbreaks of 10 or more active cases – […]