The 2024 Pierce County Art Grant program application window opens Monday, Dec. 8. The grant program is designed to increase access to the arts, develop educational programs, provide support for unincorporated and underserved areas of Pierce County, and celebrate cultural diversity. This opportunity is open to nonprofit organizations located in Pierce County offering arts education, […]
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The Board of Health Dec. 6 Retreat Agenda
The Board of Health will hold a Study Session-Retreat on Dec. 6 (1:30-4:30 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Let it Snow. We’re Prepared
The Pierce Transit Emergency Operations Team has been hard at work prepping for snow and ice; developing procedures for keeping our buses moving all winter long. You can prepare too, by:
Public comment sought on draft plan for Affordable Housing Tax
The public is invited to comment on Pierce County’s draft Affordable Housing Tax Plan, which will determine how the tax is implemented across the county for the next six years. The draft plan includes legislative information, analyses of existing resources and housing needs, how the money will be spent, funding priorities, and target goals. The […]
Overnight I-5 lane closures in Nisqually and Lakewood planned the week of Dec. 4
NISQUALLY – Late night and early morning travelers who use Interstate 5 between Nisqually and Lakewood will see intermittent single and double lane closures next week. Contractors working for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway will close lanes over four nights to complete rail bridge inspections. The location and direction of the lane closures will change […]
Bradd Busick honored with Health Care Leadership Award
TACOMA, Wash. — Bradd Busick, senior vice president and chief information officer for MultiCare Health System, has been honored by the Puget Sound Business Journal as the Technology Champion for their 2023 Health Care Leadership Awards. Each year the Journal highlights innovative and influential thinkers whose leadership has had a lasting impact on the health care […]
Fantastic
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. In the classic holiday movie, Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswold goes through one calamity after another to create an over-the-top holiday light display at this home. All of us who go through this holiday ritual can relate a bit to Clark and his frustrations. And the movie is also a […]
The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County Partners with BISSELL Pet Foundation to Bring Holiday Hope to Pets in Need
The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County is partnering with BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, for its Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope adoption promotion. From December 1 – 10, the shelter will be offering reduced adoption fees sponsored by BISSELL Pet Foundation: $50 for dogs, […]
WSDOT publishes first Safety Rest Area Strategic Plan in nearly 15 years
After months of public outreach and research, the Washington State Department of Transportation has finalized the 2023 Safety Rest Area Strategic Plan – the first of its kind in about a decade and a half. This plan addresses the evolving needs and challenges for sustaining 47 state-owned safety rest areas that currently support 24 million annual users. The plan […]