Tacoma Narrows Airport to cut down trees, as required by FAA
Dec 20, 2022During a public comment period, the main concerns voiced were about the removal of trees that are obstacles to navigation.
During a public comment period, the main concerns voiced were about the removal of trees that are obstacles to navigation.
If passed next week, an amendment to the shoreline management plan would keep 49.2 miles of shoreline free of docks and piers. They’d be mostly confined to shorelines where others already disrupt the habitat.
PenMet board approves study option to most fully return beach to its natural state. Whether the work itself will be conducted is yet to be determined.
Trees in the Ellis Forest Conservation Easement are being thinned to create a more diverse and healthy environment.
The fish passage project that will close the Highway 302 spur in Purdy has been postponed until early spring, weather permitting, according to state Transportation Department spokeswoman Cara Mitchell. A contractor for the state will swap out an old concrete box culvert for a 77-foot-long bridge where the creek goes under the highway and empties
PenMet held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its $1.6 million renovation of the circa-1938 Arletta Schoolhouse. Former students reminisced about attending classes there.
Three hundred people honored local military veterans with food, music and speeches.
PenMet proposes $34.5 million construction budget for 2023 with $29.2 million pushed forward from this year, the bulk of it for the community recreation center.
Without the renewal, the department is limited to collecting just 1% more in taxes than it received the previous years. That’s not enough to cover rising costs.
District 7 county council candidates Paula Lonergan and Robyn Denson took questions during a Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce forum on Thursday.