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Productive Legislative Session Paves Path for Council to Address Major Priorities

The 2023 regular session for the State Legislature ended Sunday, April 23, 2023. The Legislature acted on many bills and budgetary items during the session that will benefit Pierce County residents and all of Washington. Many of these actions support prio...

Productive Legislative Session Paves Path for Council to Address Major Priorities

The 2023 regular session for the State Legislature ended Sunday, April 23, 2023. The Legislature acted on many bills and budgetary items during the session that will benefit Pierce County residents and all of Washington. Many of these actions support prio...

Pierce County Council Launches its Annual In-District Meeting Series This Month

Every year, each of the seven Pierce County Councilmembers hosts an evening in-district Council meeting, as required by the County charter. This year, the Council is committing its in-district meeting series to promoting civic engagement in local governme...

Pierce County Council Votes in Favor of Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act

Today the Pierce County Council voted in favor of the Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act, or 2022-81s, which will implement a countywide one-tenth of one percent sales tax increase for affordable housing and related services, as allowed by Washington S...

Pierce County Council Votes in Favor of Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act

Today the Pierce County Council voted in favor of the Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act, or 2022-81s, which will implement a countywide one-tenth of one percent sales tax increase for affordable housing and related services, as allowed by Washington S...

Pierce County Council Chair and Tacoma Mayor Address Next Steps in Response to ST3 Delay

TACOMA, Wash. -- On Tuesday, Feb. 28, Sound Transit announced the light rail connection from Federal Way and the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in King County to Fife and Tacoma - commonly referred to as ST3 - has been delayed again, this time to 20...

Pierce County Council Expanding Livestream Options for Council Meetings

The Pierce County Council is pleased to announce that beginning Tuesday, March 7, the weekly 3 p.m. Council meetings will live-stream to the County Council Facebook page, in addition to the Pierce County TV (PCTV) YouTube channel and Comcast Channel 22. M...

Councilmember Dave Morell Represents Pierce County at Last Boeing 747 Delivery

It was a big week in the world of Aviation! Pierce County Councilmember Dave Morell (District 1) - represented Pierce County this week for the final Boeing 747 Delivery. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, Boeing officially delivered its final ever production airc...

Pierce County and Comcast partner to bring high speed internet to Key Peninsula

Pierce County, WA – Pierce County and Comcast have finalized an agreement that will expand the availability of high-speed internet services on the Key Peninsula. Comcast will construct the infrastructure and make available a fast and reliable fib...

Tacoma Housing Authority Breaks Ground on Housing Hilltop Affordable Housing Project

Council Chair Ryan Mello (District 4) joined Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA 10th District) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA 6th District) at the Housing Hilltop Groundbreaking Ceremony, Friday, Jan. 20. 

Housing Hilltop is an affordable ...

2023 Swearing-in Ceremony

Council Chambers were crowded today as new and returning councilmembers took the oath of office. Councilmember Robyn Denson (District 7) took the oath of office for her first term as a councilmember on the Pierce County Council! The oath was administered ...