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Tacoma City Council OKs ballot proposal to pay for road upgrades
Tacoma City Council approved a resolution Tuesday to place a measure on the November general election ballot to levy an additional two per cent earnings tax on electricity, natural gas and telephone utilities in order to pay for a range of street infrastructure improvements. According to City of Tacoma officials, the money collected through the levy would generate as much as $11 million annually to pay for basic maintenance and safety upgrades to city roads, arterials, and bridges; complete permanent pothole repairs; make pedestrian safety improvements to crosswalks near schools, sidewalks, and intersections; repave neighborhood streets; and improve signal timing. So far, the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber has emerged as the leading opponent of the proposal. According to Chamber President and CEO Tom Pierson, the Chamber supports efforts and investments to improve roads with responsible and sustainable planning, but the City of Tacoma estimates that it needs roughly $800 million in additional revenue to fix existing transportation infrastructure inadequacies. "An 80-year long 'road fix' is not acceptable," said Pierson, who urged councilmembers to consider more analysis on impacts to its citizens and businesses before voting on the resolution. "Not only is it an unnecessarily excessive time period to implement such a fix, but there has been no accountability put in place for a solid plan. Why not consider a proposal that would actually provide sound investments for the needed road repairs and maintenance in our lifetime while including transparency in the process." The Chamber also argues the impacts of a tax increase on the local community and economy are unknown; the process has not taken advantage of the system of citizens' committees Tacoma City Council
Pierce County wraps up boat launch rehab project Posted online Weds., July 24 Pierce County Public Works crews are nearly finished rehabilitating the A Street KPS boat launch in the community of Home near Carr Inlet. The boat launch was closed on July 15 to allow crews to replace the existing ramp structure with concrete panels purchased from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. According to Pierce County officials, work should be completed this week, with the exception of some paving. -- Photos Courtesy Pierce County recently put into place; and the tax is just a small increment to the financing needs for Tacoma's roads and is not part of a comprehensive plan. Over the next three months, City staff plans to
Former Nalley's food production site sold to local investor Posted online Tues., July 23 Photo Courtesy Jones Lang LaSalle The former Birds Eye Foods facility near downtown Tacoma has been sold to a local investor, according to commercial real estate brokerage firm Jones Lang LaSalle. The 22-acre site, which was owned by Pinnacle Foods Group and is located near South Tacoma Way and 35th Street South, was most recently the production site for Nalley's Chili and Brooks Beans. That changed in 2010 when Pinnacle Foods Group announced it would
close its manufacturing operations in Tacoma and move to Fort Madison, Iowa, where it operates an Armour canned meat plant. Pinnacle Foods Group vacated the property in July 2011. The Nalley's brand was founded in 1918 in Tacoma. According to Jones Lang LaSalle officials, the site included 400,000 square feet of improvements. The property was sold to Puget Sound Industrial, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
provide opportunities for citizens to learn more about the ballot measure through a series of community meetings before Election Day on November 5.