Washington consumers filed 25,197 written complaints with the Attorney General’s Office in 2008 – the greatest number since 2002. Gripes about health care businesses and commercial banks moved into the top 10 and telecommunications maintained its stronghold as the industry to generate the most criticism.
Pierce County’s Surface Water Management Division has received federal funding to help acquire 16 residential properties along the Puyallup and Carbon rivers that were damaged during the November 2006 flood.
The city of Bonney Lake has added a staff member to help secure grant money.
There were some big unknowns when the White River School District took its food services program out of the hands of Chartwells, the food service provider for many schools in North America, and decided to fly on its own. But, according to a report from district Food Service Supervisor Hydie Kidd to the White River School Board at its regular meeting March 11, so far, so good.
Bonney Lake Mayor Neil Johnson announced last week he will seek a second term as mayor.
• A 21-year-old male was stopped March 11 at 10:33 p.m. for driving a vehicle with a defective taillight in the intersection of Church Lake Road and Evergreen Drive. The driver was unable to provide proof of insurance and the officer noticed a hole punched in the driver’s license. A status check revealed the license was suspended. The driver was cited for driving with a suspended license, failure to provide insurance and driving with a defective taillight.
East Pierce Fire and Rescue officials say there were no reports of injuries due to Sunday’s heavy winds, although the afternoon storm blew over trees and power lines, leaving some residents without electricity and snarling traffic for several hours.
Effects of the failing economy are being felt in small towns throughout the country and Sumner, no exception, is considering ways to recover some costs of special events in town.
Until now, the city of Bonney Lake has had no ordinance against public nudity.
Seven firefighters from East Pierce Fire and Rescue stepped into their boots, put on their bunker coats and slipped on their breathing apparatus.
The Puget Sound Regional Council determined how some federal stimulus dollars will be allocated amongst regional construction projects at a special meeting Thursday.
Until now, the city of Bonney Lake has had no ordinance against public nudity.City Council members changed that during their March 10 meeting, voting unanimously to support an ordinance regarding public nudity – with some limitations.
It is dispiriting to witness Rush Limbaugh and his ilk attempt to suck the hope out of the electorate who so recently embraced Barack Obama, and his message of changing the course of the United States of America back to one of lawfulness. That electorate which was sick unto death of former president Bush’s unlawful navigation into arrogance, secrecy, greed and certainly not least, the abrogation of the Geneva War Convention’s international agreements.
