John Gillie
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Puyallup says county-required improvements inadequate to handle proposed industrial park development traffic
Not good enough, the city says of the nine traffic improvements Pierce County has said the developer of the former Knutson Farms must finish before opening a warehouse park. → Read More
University Place council sets rules for pot sales — still no pot
The University Place City Council this week approved rules for marijuana sales and processing, but declined to consider whether to allow those sales. → Read More
Puyallup former counciilman wants Supreme Court to protect his emails from public disclosure
Ex-Puyallup City Councilman Steve Vermillion will ask the US Supreme Court to review lower court decisions that allow revelation of his city-related emails on his private server → Read More
Edgewood mayor keeps property tax break despite salary bump
Edgewood’s highest official claimed he qualified for low-income tax reduction for his $300,000 home. → Read More
Sumner may alter building rules to attract new downtown housing
Sumner considers making changes to rules governing downtown development to attract developer for city-owned former supermarket site → Read More
Sumner may alter building rules to attract new downtown housing
Sumner considers making changes to rules governing downtown development to attract developer for city-owned former supermarket site → Read More
Improvement plan for Lake Tapps park has parking at the top of the list
Pierce County Parks wants public input on its proposed plan to expand and improve the 135-acre park → Read More
Elmwood Mobile Manor sewage issues persist despite progress on storm drainage problems
But the park’s sewage systems still don’t work reliably and the city has no quick fix → Read More
Audit finds overpayment to Gig Harbor municipal court judge, other problems
Judge Michael Dunn was required to personally pay substitute judges when he was unavailable, but city picked up the tab instead. → Read More
White River sediment endangering Pierce County’s largest industrial park
Sumner has taken temporary measures to prevent floods, but needs millions to move back levees and spread out the river. → Read More
Pierce County homeless numbers decline in new count
The number of homeless dropped steeply in January census, but count organizers say that might not reflect reality → Read More
University Place City Council still in thought process on dropping marijuana ban
University Place’s City Council members on Monday spent more than an hour reviewing details of a planning commission recommendation on rules for marijuana sales but gave no clue whether they will drop their sales ban → Read More
Puyallup wants homeless to move on, but first it faces a legal obstacle course
Here’s why the police can’t just give the homeless a bus ticket out of town to rid Puyallup of homeless issues. → Read More
Both sides in Puyallup email records case want to take fight to U.S. Supreme Court
The fight over public disclosure of e-mails on former Puyallup City Councilman Steve Vermillion’s private account could be headed to the nation’s highest court. → Read More
Overflowing sewage puts mobile home residents in a fix that stinks
Elmwood Mobile Manor homeowners says toilets won’t flush, and their yards and driveways are inundated since a neighboring new subdivision raised surrounding land. → Read More
Logging at future Costco Bonney Lake site may cause state Route 410 traffic closures
Removal of trees from the 35-acre former Weyerhaeuser site could restrict area’s major arterial. → Read More
Pioneer Way landslides causing concern for city
Multiple incidents have the City of Puyallup looking for more permanent fixes for landslides that block arterial → Read More
Hillside slide once again closes East Pioneer in Puyallup
Dirt and debris covered half of East Pioneer Way in Puyallup after the adjacent steep hillside partially collapsed → Read More
Puyallup imposes new rules on homeless center after talks falter
City and New Hope Resource Center failed to reach agreement because of differences over security for homeless center. → Read More
Puyallup on the losing side of two open government lawsuits
A Washington Supreme Court ruling and a City Council decision to settle could end several years of legal wrangling over open meetings and public access to a councilman’s emails. → Read More