City of Puyallup

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Northwest Sinfonietta names Puyallup its third resident city - Pioneer Pavilion in downtown Puyallup is the upcoming home of the city's new professional resident orchestra. The orchestra also calls Tacoma's Rialto Theater and Seattle's Benaroya Hall home. (See Press Release) The Northwest Sinfonietta will present its first Puyallup event on Sunday, February 14 at Pioneer Park Pavilion at 7 p.m. The concert, entitled Music for Lovers, will feature the orchestra's Jazz Ensemble offering romantic jazz ballads in a cabaret setting. Food, dessert and drinks will be available. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at nwsinfonietta.org, or through Valley Arts United, Puyallup-Sumner Chamber of Commerce, Puyallup Main Street Association or Sumner Downtown Association. Five dollars of the ticket price purchased through these organization will be donated back to the organization. The second concert, Mozarts Requiem on April 18th, will feature the full 40-member orchestra and an 80-member chorus. See the poster.

Puyallup supports our Ft. Lewis Community Connector - The 5th Brigade, 2nd Infrantry Division, Stryker Brigade Combat Team stationed in Afghanistan. A memorial service, attended by Vice President Biden, honored seven members who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MATERIAL - February 2, 2010
The February 2, 2010 work session included the following topics: The latest quarterly budget update, long range planning, and information on proposed ordinance on Cottage Housing. Click here to download or read the information presented. Council Work Sessions can be watched online at Piercecountytv.org.

PLANNING COMMISSION OPEN HOUSE - The Planning Commission is inviting the general public to an open house on cottage housing and other housing alternatives. The event will take place February 10, 2010 at 7 p.m. at the Puyallup Library. Read more.

PUYALLUP/SUMNER "STATE OF THE CITIES" ADDRESS - Featuring Puyallup Mayor Kathy Turner and Sumner Mayor Dave Enslow, Friday, February 12 at the Puyallup Best Western Park Plaza. Read more.

2010 CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR - Interested in attending city council meetings? The 2010 City Council meeting calendar has been approved by the Council and is now available online. Click here. The meetings are also posted to the city's web calendar (see calender of events).

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION WELCOMED AT COUNCIL MEETINGS - Citizens can now sign up online to speak at City Council meetings. Here's how to do it.

MORE SOUND TRANSIT COMMUTER PARKING IN PUYALLUP - Beginning February 8, the Puyallup Fair Blue Lot (S Meridian and 10th Ave SE) will be open for Sound Transit Commuter Parking. The lot will open at 4:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. See Sound Transit Rider Alert.

CITY RECOGNIZED FOR TRAIL RESTORATION - The City of Puyallup was recognized at the Countywide Annual Trails Conference as a nominee for the 2009 Forever Green Council Award. The nomination was based on work done by City of Puyallup Parks crews to quickly restore the Puyallup Riverwalk Trail to full-functionality after last winter's flooding.

EZRA (Easy Rider Area) - The city of Puyallup will receive $1.461 million in 2010 to plan for Puyallup's Bus Rapid Transit Project (known as EZRA--Easy Rider Area). The appropriation was moved through U.S. Senator Patty Murray's Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee. The funding is contained in the Fiscal Year 2010 Consolidated Appopriations Act which was recently passed by the House and Senate. The bill was signed by President Obama on December 16th. Read more. The proposal for a bus rapid transit project that will connect downtown Puyallup with South Hill. Read more about EZRA.

TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS – A draft study explaining concepts for how Sound Transit could work with the city to integrate parking for Sounder commuters with mixed-use projects, to improve the economic health and parking situation in the city's downtown area.

2010 CENSUS - Stand up and be counted.

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