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Tideflats Industrial Regulations​ Hearing

Tideflats Industrial Regulations​ Hearing

Tonight is the Tideflats Industrial Regulations​ hearing for the Tacoma Planning Commission. Up for discussion are proposed bans on mining, coal terminals, smelting, quarrying and severe limits to chemical and fossil fuel uses. They enlist several methods to stop making these facilities outright permitted and under a conditional use permit, which would allow for adequate consultation and conditioning of further information. Anyone with thoughts is invited to give testimony. MEETING: Regular Meeting and Public Hearing (virtual)DATE/TIME: Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 5:00 p.m. (Public Hearing starting at approximately 5:30 p.m.)Zoom Info: Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84089136377Dial-in: +1 253 215 8782ID: 840 8913 6377
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Volunteers clear Tribal beaches of trash and debris

Volunteers clear Tribal beaches of trash and debris

By Lisa Pemberton, Puyallup Tribal News Editor The Puyallup Tribe of Indians partnered with Citizens for a Healthy Bay and the Port of Tacoma on Jan. 18 for a community beach cleanup at the Canoe Landing site and other locations along Marine View Drive. The four-hour event was a day of service project in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. From left: Khadijah Tividad, a Clean Water Educator with Citizens for a Healthy Bay, poses with Puyallup Tribal Member and Land Use Planner Jennifer Keating during the beach cleanup event. Volunteers masked up and spread out along the…
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