May 25, 2019

Council Schedule Highlights Week of May 27th, 2019

Monday, May 27th, 2019 Office closed — Memorial Day Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 9:30 am Economic and Infrastructure Development Committee Douglas G. Richardson, Chair Connie Ladenburg, Vice Chair Marty Campbell Dave Morell Pam Roach This meeting will be broadcast live and replayed on channel 22 (Comcast and Click! Network) and channel 20 (Rainier Connect). Access electronic meeting materials at http://www.piercecountywa.org/councilcommittees. Video …

May 22, 2019

Broadband Focus of County Council Meeting

The Pierce County Council will hold an in-district Council meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28 in the Gig Harbor High School Auditorium, 5101 Rosedale St. NW in Gig Harbor. This in-district meeting will be chaired by Councilmember Derek Young, District 7. Each member of the Pierce County Council hosts at least one in-district meeting …

May 20, 2019

Council Schedule Highlights Week of May 20th, 2019

Monday, May 20th, 2019 1:30 pm Community Development Committee Derek Young, Chair Dave Morell, Vice Chair Marty Campbell Jim McCune Douglas G. Richardson Regularly scheduled meetings are broadcast live and replayed on channel 22 (Comcast and Click! Network) and channel 20 (Rainier Connect). Access meeting materials at www.piercecountywa.org/councilcommittees. Parks Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan Update and …

May 8, 2019

Explaining My Vote on the Resort at Chambers Bay

My vote today is difficult because we’re given a choice between a flawed proposal presented by the Executive and continuing to lose money on a luxury golf course accessible to few Pierce County residents. Even the other respondent to our request for proposals (RFP) seems to have walked away from future dealings with Pierce County. …

April 14, 2019

Council Schedule Highlights Week of April 15th, 2019

Monday, April 15th, 2019 1:30 pm Community Development Committee Derek Young, Chair Dave Morell, Vice Chair Marty Campbell Jim McCune Douglas G. Richardson Regularly scheduled meetings are broadcast live and replayed on channel 22 (Comcast and Click! Network) and channel 20 (Rainier Connect). Access meeting materials at www.piercecountywa.org/councilcommittees. Proposal №2019–15, 2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Sponsored by: Councilmember …

April 8, 2019

Pierce County must lead to expand broadband access and speed

The broadband study is out and it makes clear that Pierce County is falling behind our peers. Our economic future depends on expanding broadband access and speed. In late 2017 I sponsored a performance audit of our broadband assets, policies, and to make recommendations to improve access to high-speed broadband service throughout the county. Starting mid …

April 7, 2019

Council Schedule Highlights Week of April 8th, 2019

Monday, April 8th, 2019 12:00 pm Special Meeting of the Performance Audit Committee Councilmember Jim McCune — Chair Councilmember Dave Morell — Vice Chair Councilmember Marty Campbell Gary Robinson, Director of Budget and Finance Andrew Tedesco — Citizen Member Nick Bayard — Citizen Member Regularly scheduled meetings are broadcast live and replayed on channel 22 (Comcast and Click! Network) and channel 20 (Rainier Connect). …

April 1, 2019

Work at the intersection of 62nd Avenue NW and 144th Street NW starts April 9

Construction on a project to improve the intersection of 62nd Avenue Northwest and 144th Street Northwest will begin April 9. The project is expected to be complete in early 2020. The project will increase the safety and efficiency of the intersection. Improvements include a new traffic signal, street lighting on 144th Street Northwest, turn lanes …

March 31, 2019

Council Schedule Highlights Week of April 1st, 2019

Monday, April 1st, 2019 1:30 pm Community Development Committee Derek Young, Chair Dave Morell, Vice Chair Marty Campbell Jim McCune Douglas G. Richardson Regularly scheduled meetings are broadcast live and replayed on channel 22 (Comcast and Click! Network) and channel 20 (Rainier Connect). Access meeting materials at www.piercecountywa.org/councilcommittees. Proposal №2019–17, Conservation Futures and Open Space Citizens’ …

March 24, 2019

Two bills for young people in Pierce County

Pierce County lags behind our peers in most socioeconomic measurements. Whether it’s poverty rates, educational attainment, behavioral health, child dependency, or crime we see clear signals of social policy failures. That’s why Councilmember Ladenburg and I have proposed two bills scheduled for a final vote at this Tuesday’s Council Meeting. Proposal №2019–6, establishes a Prenatal-to-25 …