Jani Hitchen has Strategy to Win in November Pierce County Councilmember Jani Hitchen faces a tough campaign as the Republican candidate received 47% of the vote, Democrat Danny Hankins received 12%, and Jani Hitchen received 42%. In a conversation with Hitchen last week, she has analyzed the vote and has a strategic plan to win […]
Changes possible with a Democratic County Council Every decade there is an opportunity on the Pierce County Council to create a significant change. The November election will elect three leaders who will use the Growth Management Act in a way that will allow the county to reach its potential. Who wins this election will determine […]
A proposed mining expansion in the City of DuPont has generated some concern with its environmental impacts. The mine expansion will drain the local groundwater that feeds into a creek along the popular Sequalitchew Trail. And Edmond Marsh, a popular birding area, will lose its water supply. The city’s Critical Area Ordinance and Growth Management […]
By Kirk Kirkland The fate of Gig Harbor’s Burley Lagoon hangs in the balance while community members await the decision of the Pierce County Hearing Examiner. The community is requesting the Examiner to deny a permit for a 25-acre industrial geoduck operation. If approved, it would likely become the largest geoduck site in the region, […]
