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Pierce County is looking for help from the public as it prepares to update and expand its flood management plan for its major rivers.
"We really want this to be a good plan that addresses flood issues in a comprehensive and coordinated way," Lorin Reinelt, project manager for Pierce County Public Works and Utilities, said in a press release Monday.
"We invite people to share their opinions through the online survey, to be part of the advisory committee, or to send us their comments. We have already seen a strong interest in working together on this."
It’s been tough finding crime-fighting activists in the neighborhoods along South Hosmer Street just north of 96th Street.
But it’s an area rich in affordable housing and apartments, and community mobilizer Darren Pen has been working to bring residents into the effort to make it more secure.
That work is paying off. Local heroes have started meeting, and turned out by the dozens for the recent march against crime.
Now they’re getting down to the real work of setting their priorities and figuring out how to address them. If you’d like to be part of that, ditch
…Flat Stanley may be made of paper, but he’s no ordinary paper doll in the hands of 6-year-old Connor Covel and Connor’s dad.
Connor’s Flat Stanley survived 15 combat missions in Afghanistan. He made bombs for demolition exercises, and rode an Army helicopter and a C-17 transport. He won a Bronze Star – and Connor has the photos to prove it.
Not bad for a piece of paper.
Flat Stanley is the fictional character in the 1964 book by the same name that has inspired thousands of kids to learn about geography and life in other
…This coming weekend is the second of three fee-free weekends for visitors to Mount Rainier National Park.
All park entrance fees, including commercial tour entrance fees, will be waived Saturday and Sunday.
The fee-free weekend applies to all national parks.
In addition to supporting affordable vacations for families, the free weekend is aimed at giving small shot in the arm to businesses in the area. Mount Rainier National Park tourism dollars contributed $50.7 million into the local economy last year, according to park officials.
This summer’s high number of park visitors combined with spectacular weekend weather
…The Tapps Island Association advised all of its water customers Friday to boil their drinking water after samples showed the presence of coliform bacteria.
Trace amounts of E.coli bacteria were detected in the water system on Tuesday, according to the association’s Web site. Retesting on Friday showed that coliform was present but did not disclose any trace of E.coli.
The association supplies treated well water to about 535 homes on the island and 10 homes off the island, said Don Lisko, interim general manager.
The association’s customers should use treated bottled water, or
…A memorial service to commemorate the one year anniversary of the death of East Pierce Fire and Rescue Fire Chief Dan Packer while fighting a California wildfire will be July 26 in Bonney Lake.
City of Bonney Lake Mayor Neil Johnson will dedicate a newly constructed pond, water fountain and bench in front of the East Pierce Fire & Rescue headquarters station, 18421 Old Buckley Hwy.
The Chief Dan Packer Walk of Honor also will be dedicated during the 3 p.m. ceremony. The Walk of Honor will pay tribute to firefighters, emergency services personnel and citizens who
…The state’s three national parks are receiving $200,000 in grants from Washington’s National Park Fund, the fund announced this week.
The grants to Mount Rainier, North Cascades and Olympic national
parks come from another successful fund raising year by the fund. The fund is the official philanthropic partner for the state’s three national parks and collaborates with them to obtain support
for priority projects.
The parks will use the funds this year for a wide
range of purposes, from site restoration to wildlife monitoring to
public education and enrichment programs.