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County Council approves Orton Final decision on 182-acre Urban Growth Area amendment comes after hours of public testimony By Daniel Nash Staff Writer
The Pierce County Council unanimously passed the amendments to its Comprehensive Plan and along with it amendment U3a, the Orton Junction amendment to the city of
Sumner’s Urban Growth Area. The Seven Principles agreement between the City of Sumner, Cascade Land Conservancy and Orton Farms LLC was also voted in. The final vote came after more than two hours and two rounds of public testimony: one preceding the vote to add Amendment
U3a and the Seven Principles agreement to the Comprehensive Plan ordinance, and one preceding the vote on the ordinance itself. Advocates for both sides of the issue gave strong arguments from a myriad of angles. “Not only are these 126 acres prime agricultural land, but all of this land in Pierce County is prime agricultural land,� Tim Trehemovitch of FutureWise said. “It’s some of the best
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East Pierce Fire and Rescue Chief Jerry Thorsen leads the way into chilly Lake Tapps Saturday with a cannonball during the second Plunge Against Domestic Violence, sponsored by Exodus Housing of Sumner. Exodus Housing helps place victims of Domestic Violence in new homes. Presently they are working with 41 families in the region. Right, members of “Sanford’s Shark Shivers,� who won the team costume competition, exit the water after the jump. The event raised approximately $7,500.
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City, Eastown agree to terms of sewer costs By Brian Beckley
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With an unexpected passage of a memo of understanding locking in a 5 percent contribution from landowners, a handful of Eastown property owners now have what they say they need to get other owners on board to help pay their share of a new sewer system. The total cost of the project is estimated to be approximately $4 million, making the contribution form property owners about $200,000. The council passed the measure 5-2 with Councilmembers Mark Hamilton and Tandy McKibbin voting against it. “What that means now is I can talk to the property owners with a little more certainty,� said Roger Watts, owner of Emerald Links Driving Range. Watts is listed as the managing member of the Eastown Sewer Development Association, LLC,
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