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Joshua Cummings, Director of Community Planning and Economic Development, met with the Thurston Board of County Commissioners for the Habitat Conservation Plan update yesterday, October 17.
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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10/18/23
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Thurston’s Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) met yesterday, October 16, to hear the sixth update on the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) , focusing on shoreline variances, and sea level rise …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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10/17/23
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Thurston County encourages community members to prepare for the coming winter’s possible floods as part of its Flood Awareness Week, which is this week.
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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10/17/23
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South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity (SPSHH) has partnered with a solar power company to power its housing projects.
According to a press release, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) awarded SPSHH with a …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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10/17/23
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The Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) has begun work on updating the region's long-range transportation plan, which guides transportation investments and policies for the next 20-25 years.
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PSE unveils programs related to transportation electrification, multiple forms of charging solutions
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Product Development Manager Paul Gardner unveiled PSE's upcoming electric vehicle programs, which aim to promote the expansion of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and …
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Tumwater has begun work on a new inventory of trees along city streets and on city-owned properties.
Sustainability Coordinator Alyssa Jones Wood told the city’s Tree Board on Monday, …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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10/11/23
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This coming Saturday, October 14, is Orca Recovery Day, a day of collective action to support the repopulation of the Salish Sea’s local small whale, the Southern Resident Orca.
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By Jerome Tuaño
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10/11/23
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Thurston County’s Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) received updates yesterday, October 9, about constructing a proposed solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system on a landfill.
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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10/10/23
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The Transportation Electrification Strategy (TES) was discussed at Friday’s Thurston Regional Planning Council meeting. Steven Hershkowitz, Transportation Electrification Policy lead from the …
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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) has confirmed the first case of bat rabies in Thurston County this year, making the thirteenth such case in Washington State in 2023.
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Intercity Transit (IT) is moving to the next phase of its zero-emission analysis project, which seeks to assess the cost of having a zero-emission fleet.
Intercity Transit’s Board of …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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10/6/23
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Tumwater City Council authorized Mayor Debbie Sullivan on Tuesday, October 3, to sign a service provider agreement with Carollo Engineering Inc. for the project's first phase to develop additional …
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The Board of County Commissioners gave county staff its guidance on four property owners' requests to change their properties' shoreline environment designation (SED).
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By Justin Iglesia
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10/6/23
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A common interest and confidentiality agreement between Tumwater and the Port of Olympia for the continued development of the Bush Prarie Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) is moving forward.
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A study by the University of Washington in 2021 shows that about 5,000 acres of land designated for forestry use will transition to non-forestry purposes by 2030.
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The Tumwater City Council will discuss a proposed agreement with the Port of Olympia that would allow them to declare some of their communications confidential "Protected Material" about the …
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The Board of County Commissioners reviewed a draft policy regarding the public use of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at county facilities.
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The Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) has updated the Thurston Regional Trails Plan, and it is asking for the community's feedback by participating in a survey to help them shape the future …
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The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has closed South Lilliwaup Beach for recreational shellfish harvesting and commercial shellfish harvest on adjacent tidelands.
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By Darlanne Cruz
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9/28/23
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