Category: Environment

Sustainability 2030 Plan update before Council

Sustainability 2030 Plan update before Council

At a special meeting the Community Development Committee will begin its review of the Pierce County Sustainability 2030 plan, which outlines how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across Pierce County government operations and the larger community over the next 10 years. Developed with numerous community sustainability experts and county stakeholders, the proposal before Council includes recommended actions …

Votes tonight on I-976 litigation and a Clean Fuel Standard 

Votes tonight on I-976 litigation and a Clean Fuel Standard 

– Derek Young, Pierce County Council I-976 Litigation On a 4–3 vote, the Council voted to intervene in defense of I-976 in a suit filed by a number of parties including King and Garfield counties. The voters have spoken and they deserve to have the law they passed defended. That’s why the Attorney General, as …

Council Schedule Highlights Week of November 11th, 2019

Council Schedule Highlights Week of November 11th, 2019

Tuesday, November 11th, 2019 1:00 pm Special Council Meeting — Note special meeting time 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 №2019–70s, Countywide Planning Policies — Countywide Centers Sponsored by: Councilmember Derek Young The Growth Management Act …

Council Schedule Highlights Week of September 9th, 2019

Council Schedule Highlights Week of September 9th, 2019

– Derek Young, Pierce County Council Monday, September 9th, 2019 10:00 am Rules Committee Douglas Richardson, Chair Connie Ladenburg, Vice Chair Dave Morrell, Executive Pro Tempore 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. 2019 Second Quarter Financial Report …

Council Schedule Highlights Week of June 17th, 2019

Council Schedule Highlights Week of June 17th, 2019

– Derek Young, Pierce County Council Monday, June 17th, 2019 10:00 am Rules Committee Douglas Richardson, Chair Connie Ladenburg, Vice Chair Dave Morrell, Executive Pro Tempore 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 №2019–32, Supplemental Budget Sponsored by: …

Council Schedule Highlights Week of June 10th, 2019

Council Schedule Highlights Week of June 10th, 2019

– Derek Young, Pierce County Council Monday, June 10th, 2019 1:30 pm Public Safety Committee — Cancelled Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 9:30 am Economic and Infrastructure Development Committee Douglas G. Richardson, Chair Connie Ladenburg, Vice Chair Marty Campbell Dave Morell Pam Roach Regularly scheduled meetings are broadcast live and replayed on channel 22 (Comcast and Click! Network) and channel …

A New Division of Sustainability for Pierce County

A New Division of Sustainability for Pierce County

– Derek Young, Pierce County Council Like the rest of the region, we’re facing two major environmental crises in Pierce County — global climate change and local issues related to Puget Sound recovery. Without immediate action, the place we love and call home will change forever. As the second largest county in Washington, and part of the …