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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Vol. CXXIII, No. 223
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Decision ahead for every-otherweek garbage collection Posted online Thurs., Nov. 15 Photo Courtesy City of Tacoma Tacoma City Council is expected to vote later this month on a resolution that would allow the city to begin phasing in an every-other-week garbage collection program over the course of a year beginning in January, with actual changes to customer containers and frequency beginning in March. City officials estimate that switching to everyother-week garbage collection will reduce the cost of the residential garbage collection program by between $900,000 and nearly $1.3 million per year. They also estimate greenhouse gas particulates and toxic air emissions from residential garbage collection will be reduced by as much as 40 percent as a result of reduced diesel exhaust emissions. The plan requires hiring approximately 20 temporary employees to carry out tasks such as exchanging the garbage containers for every residential customer served by Solid Waste Management and working on "knock-and-talk" public outreach teams. Tacoma Public Works staff briefed city council's environment and public works committee on the plan during public meetings in January, August, and October. Similarly, city council was briefed on the plan during a study session in May. More information about every-other-week garbage collection in Tacoma is online at cityoftacoma. org/Page.aspx?hid=16803 . Tacoma City Council is tentatively scheduled to vote on the resolution to begin phasing in the program during its meeting on Tues., Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. in City Council Chambers on the first floor of the Tacoma Municipal Building, located 747 Market Street. The pending agenda and meeting materials are available online at cms.cityoftacoma.org/cityclerk/ Files/CityCouncil/Pendings/2012/Pd20121127.pdf. Meetings are streamed live online at tvtacoma.com and broadcast live on TV Tacoma.
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Stormwater pond could provide ood relief for Pierce County neighborhoods Posted online Thurs., Nov. 15 Photos Courtesy Pierce County Pierce County officials marked the completion of a stormwater pond in the Fir Ridge neighborhood south of Bonney Lake during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon. The pond was built during the summer and fall. A drainage pipe was also installed along 205th Avenue to route runoff to the new pond from the adjacent Cedar Ridge neighborhood. The two developments and existing stormwater pond were built in the 1980s. The existing pond would receive almost all the runoff
ABOVE: Pierce County recently completed work on a stormwater pond in the Fir Ridge neighborhood south of Bonney Lake. BELOW: Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy (far right) joined Public Works staff and neighbors during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon. from the 170 residential lots and roads within the development. During heavy storms, the pond would flood adjacent properties. "The new pond and pipe were installed to reduce flooding in two neighborhoods," said Harold Smelt, Pierce County Public Works and Utilities surface water manager. "This facility will provide additional stormwater storage, and clean up stormwater for a safer environment." At the new pond, existing native trees and shrubs were retained wherever possible, and new trees and plants were added to improve wildlife habitat. Over the years, the vegetation will give the pond a much more natural look than older stormwater ponds. The project cost $650,000, including property acquisition. Funding came from Surface Water Management utility service charge funds. Lloyd Enterprises, Inc. was the project's contractor. More information about the project is available online at piercecountywa.org/firridge.