Got A Question For City Manager Steve Sugg? You Can Ask Him Next Week

University Place's city manager will hold a public presentation on the city's finances, Town Center, traffic impact fees and other issues at 6 p.m., Thursday.

Attorney General Rob McKenna Announces 2012 Governor's Bid

McKenna and supporters made the announcement tonight in Bellevue. State Democrats blasted him for using public monies to promote his agenda and ambitions.

University Place Goes Over Plan To Reduce Debt

Its total debt is $55 million, but officials say the city is on track to make its payments on time without cutting service.

Summer Changes At Chambers Creek Properties

The entrance to the Environmental Services Building will be closed until August.

Social Security Can Help University Place Residents In Their Time Of Need – Survivors Benefits Explained

Social Security's Western Washington Public Affairs Specialist gives us insight into how the department helps people when they lose a loved one whom they depend on financially.

ELECTIONS UPDATE: Chris Nye Goes For Position 6 On City Council

Offices for both the University Place City Council and the University Place School Board are up for grabs.

WSDOT To Investigate Narrows Bridge Toll-Collection Operations

After thousands of infractions were mailed out to Good to Go pass owners in May, WSDOT has launched an investigation to resolve the problem.

City Gets $1.74 Million For Safety Projects

The state money will help make the areas near University Place Primary and Sunset Primary safer.

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Curbs E-Smoking

The Board of Health says it compromised between the need to protect the public from unknown dangers of smokeless cigarettes versus possible benefits of helping smokers kick their smoking habit.

Board Of Health Bans E-Cigarettes For Minors

The vote Wednesday from the Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health came after a month of public comment and input from the public on the controversial e-cigarettes.

Island Prison Makes 'Endangered' List

McNeil group sees to preserve its captive history.

University Place: State Money Will Go Toward Parks

The news means the city won't have to pay $65,000 of its own money. Part of the grant will pay for the remaining balance on a piece of Tacoma School District property that the city will buy this summer.

UPDATE: Educators Concerned Over Budget

But a University Place School Board member says it’s still too early to determine exactly how it will affect the school district.

Pierce County Planning $305 Million Expansion To Wastewater Treatment Plant

The work is currently being designed, and construction is expected to last between 2013 and 2016.

Social Security Asks University Place To Boldly Go To Its Website

As University Place's population gets older, Kirk Larson, spokesman for Social Security in Western Washington, encourages people to visit (and frequent) the department's website.

E-mail To The Editor: Mayor Gives Recap Of Police Station Discussion

Also, she goes over the City Council's discussion on community events.

Pierce County Testing New Bacteria Treatment At Chambers Creek Properties

The process, DEMON, could make the county one of the few in the country to use it.

Cause of Pierce Transit CNG Explosion Still Under Investigation

The Feb. 28 explosion and fire destroyed three of the Lakewood facility's Compressed Natural Gas fueling bays, forcing two others off-line. Transit and fire officials say arson or other foul-play were not involved.

City Council Approves Design For Temporary Police Station

After bids for a basement-level space came in over budget earlier this year, elected leaders opt for a second-story space. The change prompted lots of discussion on the dais.

Pierce Transit Board Focuses On Efficiency, Delays Service Cuts

The Lakewood-based public-transportation agency will implement 20 percent in service cuts this June. The balance — another 15 percent — will come after a closer look at route efficiency and more public comment.

E-mail To The Editor: Solar Panels Funded By Grant

University Place City Councilman Javier Figueroa writes that a pair of solar panels, for which city officials approved funding for last week, are covered by a grant.

Highway 16 Construction, Headaches Begin Sunday

The work will last until the end of June.

Layoffs Loom For Nearly 200 Pierce Transit Workers

Public transportation agency gets ready for more cuts after two rounds of layoffs in the last 18 months.

Idling Policy For County Vehicles Meant To Curb Emissions

Under the policy, employees should limit unnecessary idling of vehicles, such as while waiting for passengers or managing paperwork.

Vet On Bin Laden's Death: "Very Good Day"

University Place, with its healthy share of U.S. military veterans, joined the rest of the country in celebrating the death of the man behind the Sept. 11 attacks.

Belleci Announces Her Election Bid

Belleci is the first of the incumbent City Council to announce a bid for election this year. She will face challenger Howard Lee.

Bin Laden Dead; What Does It Mean To Us?

Osama Bin Laden's death marks a milestone in the U.S. war against terror. Locally, with our ties to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Patch asks what does it mean for our region.

Election Wrap: Keel Says He Will Rely On School Board Success For Council

Also, Carl Mollnow announces his candidacy for the City Council, and potential gubernatorial hopeful Rob McKenna speaks in Tacoma.

City Could Acquire Tacoma Schools' Property By This Summer

University Place is getting some help from Pierce County's Conservation Futures funding program to buy 15 acres on Alameda Avenue West.

School Employees Learn The Art Of Disaster Response

Teachers and school-support personnel from University Place and Bonney Lake joined dozens of their Puget Sound coounterparts Saturday in a day-long disaster preparedness seminar.

Lee Says He Will Run For Belleci's Spot Instead Of Klosowski's

The candidate had announced earlier that he would run for the position occupied by Mayor Debbie Klosowski, who announced she is not running for re-election.

City To Re-Study Police Station Design After Bids Come In High

There is a $165,000 gap between what the city budgeted for the new police station in Town Center and the lowest contractor estimate.

Jean Brooks' Son Gives City $1,000 Scholarship In Her Honor

Brooks son, Clifford, gave the city a check tonight for the UP parks and recreation department. It was one of his mother's passions.

Keel To Run For University Place City Council

The longtime University Place School Board member says he wants to bring the district's same success and high standards to the city.

Howard Lee Will Run For City Council

He will vie for the position held by Mayor Debbie Klosowski, who will not seek re-election.

Klosowski Will Not Seek Re-Election

The city's current mayor and original member of the City Council says it's time for "fresh enthusiasm" on the council.

Officials: Minuscule Levels Of Radiation Found Last Week In Milk In Spokane

Federal officials and Gov. Chris Gregoire said Monday that the radiation levels found in the milk pose no health threat to Washington state.

Gregoire Appoints Superior Court Judge

Gary Johnson is a University of Puget Sound grad, a contract prosecutor for the City of Gig Harbor and is senior partner at a Tacoma firm.

You Might Get A Call From Mike Carrell Thursday

The Lakewood Republican is holding an interactive, telephone town hall meeting.

Quoting The "Spirit Of Democracy"

Pierce County is holding a contest to find the best quote about voting rights and citizenship, which it will place on the ballot box outside the University Place Fire Department.