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January 24, 2025
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COUNTY NEWS
Battery Energy Storage Systems – Coming Soon to Your Community?
Battery energy storage systems offer new ways to store electrical power, and their modular nature means they can be configured to meet many uses. Local governments should determine how
to incorporate such facilities into their existing land use codes and regulations.
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COUNTY NEWS
Where Will All the Waste Go? King County’s Only Landfill Expected to be Completely Full by 2040
In King County, all the waste that is not compostable or recyclable — like used diapers, greasy pizza boxes or CVS receipts — is sent to Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, a 778-feet high,
920-acre piece of land in Maple Valley that is close to being completely filled.
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COUNTY NEWS
Kitsap Paramedics Will Provide Emerging Medication to Aid Opioid Recovery
Attempting to reduce fatal opioid overdoses and encourage more people to seek treatment, fire department paramedics in Kitsap County will start administering the medication buprenorphine
in the field later this year.
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COUNTY NEWS
Pierce County, WA Selected for 100-Day Challenge to Combat Youth Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) selected Pierce County Human Services to participate in its 100-Day Challenge, a national initiative inspiring creative community
action to end homelessness among young people.
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STATE NEWS
WA’s New Lands Chief Hits Pause on Controversial Timber Sales
He’s so new, the bracelet from the inaugural ball the night before was still on his wrist, and he had to check what floor his office is on as he reported for work last week - on his
first day as Washington’s new Commissioner of Public Lands.
But Dave Upthegrove knew one thing he would do right away: make good on a campaign promise by pausing for about six months on cutting unprotected, older forests on state trust land.
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COUNTY NEWS
Pierce County Council Starts New Year With Democrat Majority. Meet the Two New Members
After several hours of debate and three split partisan votes last week, two new Democrats have joined the Pierce County Council this year. What do we know about them?
Their appointments make history: It’s the first time a Latina woman and a man of Japanese descent have served on the Pierce County Council. Both Democrats told The News Tribune recently
they valued community engagement and planned to work towards solutions to address affordable housing, budget challenges and economic development, among other topics.
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COUNTY NEWS
Thurston County Plans New Courthouse, Scraps Proposed Renovation
The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) formally adopted a proclamation prioritizing a new courthouse. The move signaled the abandonment of earlier plans to renovate
the aging Courthouse Hill complex.
The decision comes after years of deferred maintenance, mounting public concerns and stalled proposals, including a scaled-back $5.5 million renovation effort proposed earlier this month
that failed to gain traction.
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