Posted on: November 17, 2020
Public input is sought on potential impacts from the proposed development of seven buildings totaling 2.6 million square feet for a warehousing, distribution and freight movement facility in the vicinity of 6719 134th Avenue East (Knutson Farms)....
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Posted on: October 6, 2020
On Monday, October 5th, the Puyallup School District Board recognized the City of Puyallup for two initiatives to support the local community during the pandemic.
The PSD Board saluted the City for its efforts to obtain and distribute child-sized masks to ...
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Posted on: September 30, 2020
The Puyallup City Council has authorized an additional $150,000 of federal CARES Act funds for emergency relief grants to help small businesses.
An initial $150,000 was previously allocated and distributed in support of small businesses which have been imp...
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Posted on: September 22, 2020
The City of Puyallup is seeking artists to propose an original design for reproduction and installation on signal cabinets in Puyallup. The wraps will deter graffiti and add visual interest and beauty to our shared streetscapes.
Deadline: 5 pm on November ...
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Posted on: July 15, 2020
The Puyallup City Council has authorized $250,000 of federal CARES Act funds for emergency relief grants to help small businesses and non-profit organizations.
The City will allocate $150,000 in support of small businesses which have been impacted by the p...
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Posted on: May 27, 2020
The temporary homeless services site established by the City of Puyallup to facilitate good hygiene and social distancing for the purpose of hindering the spread of the coronavirus will be dismantled following the lifting of the governor’s stay-...
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Posted on: May 8, 2020
The Washington Court of Appeals, Division I has reversed the award of $1.1 million plus interest for attorney fees in the public works construction dispute between the City of Puyallup and Conway Construction Company. In March of 2016, safety co...
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Posted on: April 3, 2020
In the last few weeks, a number of homeless persons pitched tents or parked vehicles near Puyallup’s skate park. In the interest of public health, safety and sanitation, portable restrooms and a handwashing station were temporarily set up to hel...
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Posted on: March 13, 2020
The City of Puyallup has closed its Activity Center and Library, and will close its Recreation Center starting Monday, March 16th.
These closures are in response to public health considerations surrounding Covid-19 and to ensure that City staff and resourc...
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Posted on: February 27, 2020
The Puyallup City Council has appointed Steve Kirkelie as Puyallup’s new City Manager. Kirkelie has held several positions in the City of Puyallup since 2007, including Assistant City Manager and most recently serving as the Interim City Manager...
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Posted on: January 13, 2020
In the interest of increasing access to various housing types and making housing more affordable, the Puyallup City Council has modified regulations and reduced fees related to building ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units).
“The cost of housing has so...
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Posted on: January 6, 2020
The City of Puyallup has named Meredith Neal as its Economic Development Manager.
Neal was previously the director of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber’s Manufacturing Industrial Council. She has extensive experience in resource management and in ...
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Posted on: November 13, 2019
The routine annual audit of the City of Puyallup’s 2018 finances and its corresponding standard accountability audit which examined various potential areas of risk were both returned “clean,” with no findings or concerns iden...
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Posted on: September 27, 2019
Earlier this month, the Washington State Supreme Court rejected the appeals from Pierce County and Running Bear Development Partners, LLC of the previous Court of Appeals decision concerning the City of Puyallup‘s authority to assume SEPA jurisd...
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Posted on: August 23, 2019
The Department of Justice has closed its investigation of the City of Puyallup regarding possible violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
The investigation was opened in 2016. The City cooperated fully with the DOJ and provi...
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Posted on: April 9, 2019
In 2016, a St. Louis developer proposed the construction of a massive warehouse/industrial complex comprising approximately 2.6 million square feet on a 162-acre site located in the area of Shaw Road and East Pioneer. See here for a brief history of this ...
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Posted on: December 11, 2018
The Puyallup Municipal Court is one of five applicants nationwide that will receive a grant for its community court from the U.S. Department of Justice in partnership with the Center for Court Innovation.
Puyallup will receive up to $200,000 as w...
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Posted on: November 28, 2018
On November 21st, the Pierce County Hearing Examiner issued his decisions on the City’s appeals of Pierce County’s approval of the Knutson Farms warehouse development plan. The project involves construction of approximately 2...
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Posted on: November 28, 2018
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) recognized the Puyallup Police Department with its "Partnership in Public Safety Award" for Puyallup's efforts in capturing Place of Last Drink (POLD) data during fiscal year 2018. POLD data i...
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Posted on: September 26, 2018
UPDATE: Although the hearing examiner spent over 150 hours reviewing records, listening to testimony and issuing her findings and decision on New Hope’s appeal of the City’s requirements relating to its significant impact business lice...
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Posted on: April 13, 2018
Shaw Road will be closed for construction starting Thursday, April 19th between 23rd and Manorwood. Vehicles will be able to cross Shaw between Cherokee and 26th, and one northbound-only lane will be available from Cherokee/26th down to 23rd/Crystal Ridge...
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Posted on: March 22, 2018
Today, former Puyallup City Council member Steve Vermillion filed a motion in the West v. Vermillion lawsuit seeking the application of a recent Court of Appeals ruling to the facts of his case. The City of Puyallup will join in this motion.
On February 21...
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Posted on: March 7, 2018
The City of Puyallup prevailed in many of its counterclaims and defenses against Conway Construction in Pierce County Superior Court according to a final judgment entered by Judge Stanley Rumbaugh on February 21, 2018 as well as other court documents. &am...
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Posted on: February 14, 2018
Jamie’s Heart Foundation, a local non-profit organization dedicated to assisting families who are battling childhood heart disease, has donated a portable automated external defibrillator (AED) to the City of Puyallup. At the request of the dono...
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Posted on: January 19, 2018
Puyallup City Councilmember Robin Farris is seeking volunteers to join her “One-Woman Clean-Up Crew” which serves to improve the appearance of highly visible locations in the interest of community aesthetics, cohesion and pride.
Since M...
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Posted on: September 19, 2016
Puyallup was the second city in the state of Washington to receive an official "Bee City" designation from Bee City USA, a not-for-profit organization committed to developing and maintaining sustainable habitats for pollinators such as native be...Read on...
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Posted on: November 1, 2016
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has named the City of Puyallup’s Adaptive Signal System as the winner of its 2016 Award of Excellence for Best Special Project.
This project implemented adaptive signal control technology at sev...Read on...
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