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OMWBE Certification 201 Workshop on August 18
OMWBE Intro to Certification 101 Workshop on August 6
Maintenance Construction on I-705 Stadium Spur Ramps to Begin August 11
Statement from City Council Member Joe Bushnell on the Upcoming Closure of Tacoma’s Pacific Fred Meyer Store
Draft Critical Areas Ordinance Update Public Hearing on August 20
Public Hearing on 2025 Historic Preservation Code Updates August 6
City of Tacoma to Begin 2025 Striping Maintenance Project on July 28
Small Business Technical Assistance Workshop on July 31
South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District Code Update Public Hearing on August 12
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(253) 591-5968 main deskTacoma Fire Department Chelsea Shepherd cshepherd@tacoma.gov (253) 948-7363 mobile Tacoma Public Library Mariesa Bus mbus@tacomalibrary.org (253) 457-1867 mobile
(253) 280-2882 deskTacoma Public Utilities Jessica Wilson jwilson2@tacoma.gov (253) 753-3119 mobile
(253) 502-8117 deskTacoma Venues and Events Hillary Brenner hbrenner@tacomavenues.org (253) 257-5540 mobile
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🛣️ Tacoma roads are about to get a fresh new look! Our Public Works Engineering Division will begin work to refresh lane striping on key roads and intersections across #Tacoma this week. Road closures are not expected, and work is expected to take place at night through September 2025.
🛣️ Our roads are about to get a fresh new look! Our Public Works Engineering Division will begin work to refresh lane striping on key roads and intersections across the city this week. Road closures are not expected, and work is expected to take place at night through September 2025.
The Planning Commission is taking public comment on proposed changes to the historic preservation section of the Tacoma Municipal Code at a Public Hearing on August 6, 2025. You can attend virtually or in-person. If you can’t make the Hearing, they’re also taking comment by email and mail. More... info in the event page below. ⬇️
Join us for the July 29, 2025, Tacoma City Council Meeting at 5 PM. Here's a link to the agenda: https://ow.ly/rQoH50Wwgm6. The meeting will be hybrid, in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers and virtual via Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this link: www.zoom.us/j/84834233126 ...and passcode: 349099 or dial (253) 215-8782 using Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126. The meeting will also be streamed live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and broadcast on TV Tacoma.
💙👮♀️Tacoma Police Department is now accepting applications for the next Community Police Academy class series! Participants get a behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at how Tacoma’s police officers do their jobs and how the department works. Applications are due August 15, 2025. Learn ...more below ⬇️ and at tacoma.gov/communitypoliceacademy.
Join us for the City Council Study Session on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at noon. It’ll be conducted as a hybrid meeting on Zoom and in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St.), Council Chambers located on the 1st floor. Agenda items include:
🔷Initiative Measure No. 2 ...Review
🔷Council Consideration Request - An Ordinance to Update Tacoma Municipal Code Chapter 1.55 Tacoma Creates Program
🔷Council Consideration Request - An Ordinance to Reauthorize the Tacoma Creates Program and One-Tenth of One Percent Sales and Use Tax
The meeting will be streamed live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and broadcast on TV Tacoma. For more information, visit tacoma.gov/councilmeetings.
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✨ 🐳 With Special Guest Appearance 🐳 ✨
@parkstacoma’s new concert venue at Dune Peninsula launched earlier this week, and the first show kicked-off with a splash! Concert-goers were surprised with a special guest appearance by some music-loving Orcas. What a magical way to ...launch a new music venue in #Tacoma.
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#photooftheweek #potw #orca
You’re invited to connect with #TacCouncil Member Olgy Diaz, on Sun., 7/27, from 12:30 – 1:30 PM, at Mattice Beauty Supply (3906 S. 12th St.). She’s visiting every district this summer to hear from community members about what’s important to them. Additional dates in thread. ⬇️