Lacey is inviting community members to its forum discussing the Black and African American community this Tuesday, March 21 at the New Life Baptist Church, 7838 Pacific Avenue, from 6:30 to 8 …
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3/14/23
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The Olympia School District (OSD)’s projected budget deficit as of March 9 has decreased to $13.9 million from $17.9 million in August 2022 after accounting for the prior and expected decline …
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By Julia Ornedo
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3/13/23
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The Olympia City Council signed a proclamation designating March 2023 as Disability Awareness Month on Tuesday, March 7.
In signing the proclamation, the city recognized that persons with …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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3/13/23
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Olympia’s Site Plan Review Committee heard a proposal to build an eight-unit multifamily building on an undeveloped 5.1-acre parcel at 2200 Crestwood PL NW on Wednesday, March 8.
Chris …
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Tumwater’s Public Works Committee recommended 2023-2024 budget of the Barnes Lake Management District (LMD) is over the district’s allocation of $54,675.
Presented on Thursday, March …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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3/10/23
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Log Cabin Road remains in the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) until a study demonstrates that the project is unnecessary or that another viable solution can support regional mobility.
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The Olympia City Council on Tuesday approved selling the 10-acre city-owned property at 3900 Boulevard Road SE to South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity to proceed with the construction of more than …
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Tumwater would receive $225,000 to fund the final phase of the Bush Prairie Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) if the city council votes to accept it at its meeting on March 21.
The city’s …
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Non-profit housing provider South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity, with the assistance of the City of Tumwater, is set to receive a $726,984 grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce …
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The men’s and women’s basketball teams of South Puget Sound Community College (SPSSCC), colloquially known as the Clippers, advanced to the 2023 Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) …
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By Vince Zafra
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3/9/23
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Community representatives for the Capital Metro Independent Investigations Team believed the police officer involved in the March 2022 shooting incident complied with the use-of-force policy.
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Lacey revises sponsorship policy for park programs and facilities
“A more comprehensive and standardized evaluation process” for reviewing such sponsorships
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Tumwater is seeking a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to fund the replacement of a culvert on the crossing of Sapp Road and Percival Creek, thus allowing better …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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3/8/23
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Less than half of the city's goal to build 700 units a year was met with only 350 permitted residential units issued in 2022, Community Planning and Development Director Leonard Bauer said at the …
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Beyond any standard marketing class curriculum, the greatest lessons can often be taught by entrepreneurs who tell of their own struggles, adversities and triumphs.
During the first seven weeks of …
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By Troy Kirby
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3/7/23
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Two port-a-potties stood as sentinels when I visited The Jungle, in Olympia, last Friday, March 3, 2023. Nearby, a gaggle of shopping carts filled with refuse congregates by a dumpster; the …
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The University of Washington's Climate Impacts Group is doing an analysis of the record-breaking King Tide that flooded downtown last December.
At a Sea Level Rise Response Collaborative-Executive …
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Thurston County leaders appreciate the climate youth activists who staged a die-in protest during the previous Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting on February 14, according to Climate …
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Ann Freeman-Manzanares, who has been serving as Intercity Transit’s (IT) general manager since 2013, is set to retire on March 31 after serving in the agency for 30 years.
Director of …
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The Olympia's Site Plan Review Committee, on Wednesday, March 1, heard a project proposal of establishing an indoor dog park and retail space in an old warehouse at 511 Cherry Street, SE.
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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3/3/23
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