Olympia residents near 20th Avenue NW and Cooper Point Road were surprised this morning when they discovered that 20th Avenue was being shut down with no notice for a logging operation …
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Four residents expressed opposition to giving tax exemptions to multifamily housing developers.
Public commenters asked the councilmembers to remove from the calendar consent two items: approval …
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The Site Plan Review Committee yesterday reviewed a proposed project that would build 70 multifamily units on a 14,375 square-foot parcel lot at 303 Franklin St. NE at the NE corner with Olympia …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/23/22
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Development of the Three Lakes Crossing property in Tumwater is in consideration for approval. This development would create 45 homes. Copper Ridge, LLC based in Puyallup is the applicant for this …
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By Sage Hamilton
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6/23/22
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Land Use and Environment Committee members are eyeing the possibility of a 100% EV (electric vehicle) readiness in all residential parking in Olympia.
"Having that goal having access to EV …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/17/22
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The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is considering constructing a nuclear power plant to replace either one or both coal-fired power plants in Centralia.
Pacific Northwest National …
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Olympia’s Site Plan Review committee yesterday heard an updated plan for the 57-unit Elizabeth Street multifamily housing project at 1627 Elizabeth St. SE.
According to project engineer …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/16/22
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Olympia Site Plan Committee yesterday heard Olympic Capital Growth's proposal to build 60 townhomes on a five-acre parcel near North Thurston High School, just west of Sleater-Kinney Road …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/9/22
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The Olympia City Council approved a proclamation designating June 2022 as Ride Transit Month.
The proclamation, signed by city council members yesterday, endorses the Transportation Choices …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/8/22
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The City of Lacey and Paymentus, an electronic billing platform, are working on a new online payment portal that residents can access to make their utility bill payments …
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Olympia announced in a press release that it has reinstated its Rental Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Fund, which provides loans to rehabilitate homes being rented by low-income community members …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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6/6/22
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The Lacey City Council voted 3-1 in favor of the approval of the controversial Meridian Market Gas Station amid a furious crowd who attended the public meeting last night.
Councilmembers Lenny …
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Two days after a Lacey Board of Park (BOP) Commissioner resigned over related issues, residents attended the BOP meeting on Wednesday, June 1 to raise concerns about the controversial Meridian Gas …
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The Olympia Site Plan Committee heard a proposal to construct 4,987-square-foot one-story Chick-fil-A restaurant at 2930 Capital Mall Drive Southwest, Olympia, on Wednesday, June 1.
The location …
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Experience Olympia and Beyond, the county’s official tourism and destination marketing organization, held its annual meeting yesterday, June 1, giving out awards and hosting a Hollywood …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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6/2/22
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Linger Boutique, specializing in elegant lingerie, sleep and loungewear opened in Downtown Olympia last month, with a commitment to normalizing rest and pleasure by reimagining the shopping …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/2/22
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The Nisqually Indian Tribe is working to install affordable fiber-optic internet connections to tribal and non-tribal communities in South Puget Sound to address what they identified as …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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6/1/22
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At the Port of Olympia's third open house for the Olympia Regional Airport Master Plan Update yesterday, port consultant project manager Leah Whitfield reiterated that Olympia Regional Airport is not …
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The Olympia Site Plan Committee on Wednesday, May 25, conducted presubmission hearings for two potential downtown housing development projects.
221 Fifth Avenue SW: Apartments
Architect Jeff …
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The Port of Olympia will hold its third public open house on the Olympia Regional Airport Master Plan Update (MPU) on Thursday, May 26, 2022, from 2 – 3:30 p.m. via Zoom.
For details about …
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