Category: Schools

Council Schedule Highlights Week of April 23rd, 2018

Council Schedule Highlights Week of April 23rd, 2018

Monday, APRIL 23rd, 2018 1:30pm Public Safety, Human Services, and Budget Dan Roach, Chair Derek Young, Vice Chair Connie Ladenburg Jim McCune Pam Roach This meeting will be broadcast live and replayed on channel 22 (Comcast and Click! Network) and on channel 20 (Rainier Connect) Electronic meeting material can be accessed at http://www.piercecountywa.org/councilcommittees.Video archives are available at www.piercecountytv.org. Bethel …

Modest change to construction impact fees for schools

Modest change to construction impact fees for schools

It wasn’t nearly what we had hoped for, but the Council passed a small change that will increase the Maximum Fee Obligation for construction impact fees for schools. Rather than using the Consumer Price Index to adjust the maximum fee school districts may charge, we’ll switch to the Construction Cost Index. This inflator more closely reflects …

Council Schedule Highlights Week of March 19th, 2018

Council Schedule Highlights Week of March 19th, 2018

Monday, MARCH 19th, 2018 10:00am Rules Committee Douglas G. Richardson, Chair Connie Ladenburg, Vice Chair Dan Roach, Executive Pro Tempore Regularly scheduled meetings are broadcast live and replayed on channel 22 (Comcast and Click! Network) and on channel 20 (Rainier Connect). Meeting materials and video can be accessed at www.piercecountywa.org/councilcommittees. Proposal No. R2018-32, Initiating an Evaluation of …

Increasing Impact Fees for Schools

Increasing Impact Fees for Schools

It’s been almost 20 years since I worked with the Peninsula School District to adopt the City of Gig Harbor’s first construction impact fee for schools. Since then I’ve heard one consistent theme. Whether it’s participating with Peninsula School District’s facilities planning committee, talking to constituents, or listening to our School Board, the current calculation …