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Do you believe that humans are still victims of trafficking in the United States?

Are you asking:  What is human trafficking?

This is just one of the presentations you will enjoy on February 8th when you attend the Collaboration. The event starts at 9:30 a.m. at Lakewood City Hall.

Stay tuned for more details throughout the week!  Invite others to come!

The unpaid positions require applicants to be current South Hill residents. The term expires April 12, 2016.

Applications are available here or by calling 253-798-4050. Go online to get more information about the Thun Field Advisory Commission.

For more information, please contact Deb Wallace, Pierce County Public Works and Utilities at 253-798-7109 or deb.wallace@co.pierce.wa.us.

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The Lakewood City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Transportation Funding will meet on Thursday, February 2, 9, 16 and March 1 at 4:30 pm in Lakewood City Hall in the Executive Conference Room 3A (Third Floor), 6000 Main Street SW, Lakewood WA 98499. The purpose of the meeting to to discuss transportation funding.

The award also provides the WA-PCJJ and the public with an important opportunity to learn from a young person’s direct experience about the hard work and dedication it takes to build a better life, and how juvenile justice professionals and systems can most effectively be of help.

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Increased levels of activity will be noticed during the evening hours, and firing will be conducted from numerous firing points on base.

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Administration:
Upcoming Meetings:
Council Meeting – February 7, 2012 at 6:30 PM at Town Hall.
Planning Commission – February 13, 2012 at 6:30 PM at Town Hall.
Preservation and Review Board – February 22, 2012 at 6:30 PM at Town Hall.
Civil Service Board – February 8, 2012 at 5:00 PM at the Town Hall.

Council Future Agenda “Look-Ahead” Issues:
Copies of the Agenda and staff reports are available at all Town facilities once published.  The
Agenda and Council meeting minutes are posted to the Town’s official website.
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• Winter Storm recap:  On the City’s roads,  Lakewood Public Works expended approximately 950 labor hours in round-the-clock coverage from Saturday night January 14th until early January 21st, using about 360,000 pounds of salt, 20,000 pounds of salt/sand mix, and 2,500 gallons of salt brine solution. Over 1,000 lane miles or roadway were plowed, and crews responded to over 140 calls for downed trees, branches, and power lines.  Assistance was received from Lakewood Parks staff, Clover Park School District, Police, and Community Development.  Parks and Recreation staff also coordinated a warming shelter for three days at City Hall for those needing to escape the cold or charge up batteries during power outages.  (more...)

It is interesting to note that the City Council's approval of the CalPortland, DOE and Environmental Caucus drafted 2011 Settlement Agreement will obligate the City of DuPont Planning Manager and Hearing Examiner to support CalPortland's mining of the Vashon aquifer saturate gravel that is located beneath 117 acres of its present mine and 180 acres of the South Parcel.  Apparently the only unresolved question at this time is the nature and extent of mitigation that it will take to rationalize circumventing application and enforcement of the no alteration of natural conditions provisions of DuPont's Comprehensive Plan and DMC 25.105 sensitive area municipal code.  The Countywide Planning Policies for Pierce County, which the Council has approved, stipulates that the City of DuPont will "Maintain natural hydrological functions..." and the Puget Sound Partnership's legislative mandate that Puget Sound and the streams, wetlands, lakes and rivers in the Puget Sound Basin be preserved, protected and those degraded restored by 2020 to achieve the following six goals:

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High pressure has been building over the Puget Sound region, resulting in very cold and stagnant weather conditions. Air pollution is building up in Pierce County, especially in communities where residential wood burning is common. With stagnant conditions expected to continue through tomorrow, pollution levels could reach the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" category at some locations.

Clean Air Agency staff follow a protocol set by state law to determine when and where to issue a burn ban, and when to lift a burn ban.

During a Stage 1 burn ban:

• No burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves. Residents should rely instead on their home’s other, cleaner source of heat (such as their furnace or electric baseboard heaters) for a few days until air quality improves, the public health risk diminishes and the ban is cancelled. The only exception is if a wood stove is a home’s only adequate source of heat.
• No outdoor fires are allowed. This includes recreational fires such as bonfires, campfires and the use of fire pits and chimineas. It also includes burning yard waste and storm debris. Pierce County is providing FREE storm debris disposal options.
• Burn ban violations are subject to a $1,000 penalty.

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1.      City Council Vacancy

The City is seeking interested candidates desiring to be appointed to a vacant City Council seat.  This is a highly responsible legislative position for a municipal corporation with a budget in excess of 10 million dollars.  Eligible citizens must be registered voters in DuPont and have been a resident for at least one year.  Councilmembers receive compensation in the amount of $375 per month.

If you have an interest in serving your community, please submit an application and a letter of interest discussing your applicable experience, philosophy on a Councilmembers role, and your thoughts on the most significant issues facing the City in the short and long term.  Application packets are available at DuPont City Hall or on our website www.ci.dupont.wa.us.

Application materials must be submitted in person or by U.S. mail (emails and postmarks not accepted) to:  City of DuPont, Council Vacancy, Attn:  Erin Larsen, City Clerk, 1700 Civic Drive, DuPont, WA 98327 by Friday, February 10^th at 4:00 PM.

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If you have additional questions, call the DAC at 1-866-798-6363 (toll-free) or email PCEOC@co.pierce.wa.us. The DAC is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Governor Chris Gregoire has directed flags at all Washington State agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Tuesday, January 31, 2012, in memory of U. S. Marine Corp. Capt. Daniel B. Bartle, 27, of Ferndale, who died of injuries suffered in a helicopter crash January 19 in Afghanistan.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Tuesday, or first thing Wednesday morning, February 1.

Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.

The Pierce County Republican Party has announced that 2012 GOP precinct caucuses are set for Saturday, March 3, in ten locations around the county. The caucuses will give Republican voters an opportunity to participate in a "straw poll" to name their preferred presidential candidate and to elect delegates to the Pierce County Republican Convention, beginning the winnowing process to select Washington State’s delegates to the Republican National Convention late this summer in Tampa, Florida.

Pierce County’s GOP will hold "pooled caucuses" centrally located within legislative districts to maximize attendance and reduce confusion over where each precinct meeting is located. All precincts in the 2nd, 25th, 26th, 27th and 31st Legislative Districts will caucus in single locations. The 28th and 29th Legislative Districts will divide into three and two locations, respectively. Sites for all of Pierce County's GOP precinct caucuses are attached.

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The City’s needs are outlined in a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) available from the City Clerk’s Office. For a copy of the complete RFQ, please contact the office of the City Clerk, Lakewood City Hall, 6000 Main Street SW, Lakewood, WA (253-589-2489), or go to the City’s website at www.cityoflakewood.us/departments/general-services/rfps-rfqs-bids.html or email tongoco@cityoflakewood.us

The City encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned consulting firms to respond.

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Similar forms of the Washington State Long-Term Care Partnership, which was approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on December 27, have already been adopted by a number of other states as authorized in 2005 federal Deficit Reduction legislation. The partnership applies to services provided at home, in a community setting or in an institution.

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Although calls are still trickling in, the call volume is diminishing steadily compared to the approximately 600 phone calls that Pierce County received last week for downed trees, snow and ice concerns, and localized flooding. County crews continue to make good progress removing and chipping roadside tree debris.

"I am so proud of the thorough response by Pierce County employees," County Executive Pat McCarthy said. "Road crews plowed hundreds of miles of roads. Employees in various divisions throughout Public Works and Utilities pitched in to help clear downed trees and other debris. Our Sewer Utility staff managed pump stations and the wastewater treatment plant during power outages and spikes. And our Emergency Management staff helped coordinate the entire response. This was a total team effort to keep Pierce County residents safe."

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Steilacoom's Public Works crew has its plate very full clearing storm debris from streets and public areas, reports Councilmember Nancy Henderson, who keeps an eye (and more) on the status of local parks. Parks have been quite affected by falling branches, and in some cases, trees.

A huge THANK YOU to those who have already been out clearing trails on their own. First Street  pathway was quickly cleared by surrounding neighbors who just pitched in and made it happen.

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Beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday, local, county and state law enforcement officers will team up to conduct a DUI emphasis patrol in Lakewood and the surrounding area. Within an hour of a DUI arrest, additional officers, including officers from the Washington State Liquor Control Board, will make educational visits to bars.

Launched in the summer of 2011, the Home Safe Bar program aims to raise awareness about how servers and bartenders can help reduce the number of impaired drivers on Pierce County's roadways and bar owners can avoid costly litigation related to death or injury caused by a patron served too much alcohol.

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While the lobby and phone center are normally closed on Saturdays, they will be open Jan. 28 to help customers who couldn’t reach the administration building during last week’s inclement weather or make a payment by phone due to the focus on storm-related calls.

This Saturday, customers may pay their bill in the lobby, at 3628 S. 35^th St., Tacoma, or by phone at (253) 502-8600.

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“In 2010 the WCCC program paid over $300 million to nearly 19,000 child care providers. About 7,400 were licensed or certified by the state Department of Early Learning, but the other 11,600 were exempt from licensing requirements,” Carrell said. “That means nobody has been calling these providers to verify if their paperwork is correct or even if they do indeed have any children at their facility.”

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Applicants must be registered to vote in the State of Washington, reside in Pierce County, and licensed to practice law in Washington State.   Ethics Commissioners also may not hold or campaign for elective office, be an officer of any political party or political committee, be a lobbyist, assist a lobbyist, or employ a lobbyist.

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Pierce County residents and business owners that suffered damage should call the Pierce County Damage Assessment Center at 1-866-798-6363 (toll free) Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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If you experienced damage, please fill out the ‘Economic Injury Worksheet’ form below, and email it to Hans Kueck at hkueck@co.pierce.wa.us.  This is NOT an application for funds or a loan.  It is meant only to determine how much damage the County’s business community suffered.

If your business has any questions, please contact 253-798-2335.

Economic Injury Worksheet