Pierce County announcement. Pierce County invites community members to submit Sprinker Recreation Center building (Sprinker) upgrade ideas and feedback via an online open house until Jan. 31. Located in the heart of the Parkland and Spanaway communities, Sprinker is Pierce County’s premier regional recreation center. Built in 1976, the building features a National Hockey League […]
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Blue Zones Project launches in Parkland and Spanaway
MultiCare announcement. MultiCare Health System, Pierce County, and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health announce the launch of Blue Zones Project in Parkland and Spanaway. The Blue Zones Project is a first-of-its-kind population health initiative that uses an evidence- based approach to transform the environments in which people live, work, learn, and play to measurably improve community […]
Pierce County seeks feedback on Residential Use Code
Pierce County social media post. We invite you to provide feedback on the proposed Residential Use Code amendment, amending the code in the Parkland-Spanaway-Midland communities. Please visit our website for more information: bit.ly/3Jvc1ax
Friends of Spanaway Lake respond to County’s Community Village proposal
Submitted by Penny Howard, Friends of Spanaway Lake. Proposal website: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/7845/Pierce-County-Village The board of Friends of Spanaway Lake (FOSL) takes this opportunity to address the fervent opposition to Pierce County’s proposed plan to construct a permanent micro-city for chronically homeless located in the middle of a federal and state identified wetland complex. This wetland site […]
Letter: Concern with Pierce County Village
Submitted by Penny Cooper Howard Friends of Spanaway Lake has worked hard to form a Lake Management District that the property owners approved… thereby taxing themselves, to work on water quality issue. The Pierce County Village project Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier recently introduced intends to add more septic systems that will directly feed into the lake than are […]
Road closures to begin Oct. 24 to install major sewer line in Spanaway
Pierce County announcement. Pierce County is installing a new sewer interceptor in Spanaway near state Route 7/Mountain Highway East as part of the B Street Interceptor project. This is the third phase of a multi-phased project to install new gravity sewer pipeline to serve the growing population of the south Pierce County community. Project schedule […]
Shred Event October 8
Pierce County social media post. A shred event (Pierce County Public Works Central Maintenance Facility, 4812 196th St E, Spanaway, WA 98387) is coming to Spanaway this Saturday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until the truck is full! Only documents containing sensitive information, such as bank account or social security numbers, […]
Pierce Transit Breaks Ground on Spanaway Transit Center
Pierce Transit announcement. In a ceremony attended by elected officials and local dignitaries, Pierce Transit today broke ground on its new Spanaway Transit Center. The property, located at 20702 Mountain Highway East in Spanaway, will serve as the southern terminus for the current route 1 and the agency’s first Stream Bus Rapid Transit line, which is nearing […]
Deputies recover motorcycle, bicycles stolen in residential burglary
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department announcement. On Tuesday, deputies were dispatched to a residential burglary in the 19900 block of 13th Ave E in Spanaway. The victim was out of town, but the neighbor told deputies that someone had broken into the house. Numerous items were missing including a Harley Davidson motorcycle, firearms, jewelry, electronics, power […]