From the Pierce Prairie Post: “Friends of Spanaway Lake (FOSL) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that represents members on, near or that love and use Spanaway Lake. In light of this past year’s County Executive proposal to place 285 tiny homes clusters on rural residential, environmentally sensitive land between Spanaway Marsh and Spanaway Lake, the […]
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Blue Zones Kickoff
Office of Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council, District 6 announcement. Pierce County is a proud sponsor of Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway, which seeks to make Parkland and Spanaway healthier, happier communities. I’m writing to extend a personal invitation to attend the Blue Zones Project Kickoff Event in Parkland-Spanaway. Here are the details: This event is […]
Letter: Stripping Away the Protections of the Residential Resource Zone
Submitted by Claudia Riiff Finseth. In March, the County Council amended the Residential Resource code for Parkland-Spanaway-Midland to allow “shared housing,” that is, high density micro-home villages on an important and fragile Spanaway wetland. Once the tiny home village development was vested as a done deal, the County Council then repealed that amendment and reinstated […]
Staying the course
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. It’s been a while since I’ve written about the Piece County Village project and with the Council currently considering legislation regarding shared housing development regulations next week, I thought this would be a good time to provide you an update. As you may recall, the Village is based on the Austin-based […]
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 […]
SWAT Standoff with DV Suspect Last 7 Hours
At 11:13 am on Wednesday July 19th, our deputies responded to a domestic violence incident at the 2500 block of 165th St E in Spanaway. When deputies arrived they contacted the reported party outside the residence. The woman had numerous bruises and reported being assaulted by her husband. The victim had injuries that were consistent […]
Letter to Tacoma Rescue Mission
Submitted by Claudia Finseth, Parkland, Washington. Dear Duke [Paulson, Tacoma Rescue Mission], How will you write your story? My name is Claudia Finseth and I live in Parkland. This last week I have been trying to endure the preparations for the air show, which is today. I have had a close formation of fighter jets […]
Deputies, co-responders team up to help man experiencing mental health crisis
On June 7, at 1:00 p.m., deputies responded to a lewd conduct call at Spanaway Park. A 40-year-old male was reportedly taking his pants off and yelling at people. When deputies arrived, they attempted to contact the man, but he ran into the woods. As they followed him, he picked up a hatchet. The man […]
Parkland-Spanaway Rotary to Host Buffalo Soldier Program, June 6
Submitted by Parkland-Spanaway Rotary. The Parkland – Spanaway Rotary will be hosting a special program titled “America’s Buffalo Soldiers, Fact, Fiction and More” this coming Tuesday, June 6. Guest speaker will be Phil Raschke, Board Member with the Tacoma Buffalo Soldiers Museum. Program will be held at Chicago Pizza, 15919 Pacific Ave S, in Spanaway. […]