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Gov. Inslee signs bill to limit where groups of released inmates can live using state money

Melissa Santos — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:41:21 +0000

Cities, towns and counties will soon have more input on where groups of released inmates can live when the state is paying their rent.

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a measure into law Thursday that would prevent two or more ex-inmates who are using state-issued rental vouchers from sharing an apartment, unless they are renting housing that is on an approved list.

The state Department of Corrections (DOC) will be required to notify local jurisdictions when a property within their boundaries is added to the approved rental-voucher housing list, and allow local officials to submit a statement discussing whether the neighborhood …

Who are highest paid employees in Puyallup and Lakewood?

John Henrikson — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:15:26 +0000

The latest 2010 updates in our SoundInfo searchable public employee pay databases are two mid-sized cities: Lakewood and Puyallup.

(Search data for Lakewood here.)
(Search data for Puyallup here.)

Some observations from a quick sort and averaging of the numbers.

In Lakewood:

• City Manager Andrew Neiditz was the top-paid employee at $164,491, followed by court security police Sgt. John Fraser at $160,178 and community police Sgt. Mark Eakes at $128,088.

• Sixteen out of the top 25 paid employees were in the police department, mostly officers and sergeants making over their base rate of pay. Six-figure …

GOP to hold Puyallup candidate forum

John Henrikson — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:50:25 +0000

The 25th Legislative District Republican Club will hold a forum for Puyallup City Council candidates next Thursday, Sept. 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Puyallup Public Library, 324 S Meridian. Heather Meier, editor of the Puyallup Herald, will moderate. Everyone’s invited.