Upcoming Meetings:
- Council Meeting – March 15, 2016 at 6:30 PM at Town Hall
- Civil Service – April 7, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Community Center.
- Planning Commission – March 14, 2016 at 6:30 PM at Town Hall.
- Preservation and Review Board – March 23, 2016 at 6:30 PM at Town Hall.
Council Future Agenda “Look-Ahead” Issues:
Copies of the Agenda and staff reports are available at all Town facilities once published. The Agenda and Council meeting minutes are posted to the Town’s official website.
Steilacoom Historical School District Community Forum:
The Steilacoom Historical School District and the Town of Steilacoom will be hosting a Community Forum to gather input and answer questions regarding the proposed addition of a District School Resource Officer. The School Resource Officer is the next step in the School District’s Strategic Plan goal area of Safety, Service and Support.
The forum will be held on Monday, March 7, 2016, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Steilacoom Town Hall located at 1717 Lafayette Street, Steilacoom, WA 98388.
Steilacoom Historical School District Kindergarten Registration
2016-17 Kindergarten Registration will be at Cherrydale School on Tuesday, March 8 from 3:45 PM to 6:30 PM.
Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt:
The Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt will be at Cherrydale School on Saturday, March 26th starting promptly at 11 AM. Candy donations for the event will be accepted at the Public Works Building at 1030 Roe Street.
Pets on School Properties:
Pets are not allowed on School property. With the start of baseball season, this is a large concern especially at the girls’ fast pitch field near the District’s Professional Development Center. The team coach is spending an inordinate amount of his time cleaning up the field prior to the team being able to practice. Additionally, even though efforts are made to clean the area, athletes may still be exposed to residual or missed deposits. Please keep animals off the field.
Pet Owners’ Responsivities:
Licensing: All cats and dogs three months of age and older must be licensed.
Leash Law: Dog owners are required to keep their dog under their immediate control any time the dog is taken off of their property and must be on a leash. “Voice” control even for trained animals does not meet the leash law requirements.
Household Pets at Large: It is not permitted for any household pet to be at large during any hour of the day or night in the Town. Missing cats are becoming a common occurrence and keeping them under your immediate control may prevent them from becoming food for our coyote population.
Pet Waste Removal: Pet owners are required to clean up any pet waste immediately following its deposit. Bags and deposit containers are available in many of our Town parks and trails. Also, please deposit the bags in appropriate containers and do not leave them along the shoulder of the street, on retaining walls, or in the bushes.
Public Safety:
Safety and Security:
Several arrests were made this week of individuals wandering through neighborhoods looking into houses/cars. Please remember to keep your homes and cars locked at all times and valuables out of plain site. Also, these arrests were assisted by neighbors seeing unusual activity and notifying Public Safety.
Training:
PSO Bailey attended the CJTC for detectives this week.
Public Works:
General:
Interviews for the Water/Sewer Serviceperson 1 position were held on Friday. Six applicants were interviewed.
Streets and Storm:
Crew Emphasis:
The crew prepared for and cleaned up after the series of storms that blew through Town this week. Additionally, they started compiling information necessary to complete the annual NPDES report such as number of catch basins cleaned, inspected, repaired, etc..
Electrical:
Crew Emphasis:
The crew installed a protective bollard next to the transformer near the Pierce County Library branch on Rigney Road; performed utility disconnects (23) and reconnects (18); performed infrared testing on several vaults and transformers detecting a malfunctioning transformer which they scheduled for replacement next week; and continued to work on street-light maintenance though-out Town.
Water/Sewer:
Crew Emphasis:
The crew assisted the mechanic repairing the vactor truck, inspected a water service replacement in the 600 block of Short Street; performed maintenance in the Public Works’ Building lower yard,, and performed other system maintenance.
Parks, Buildings and Grounds:
Crew Emphasis:
Staff assisted by the Cedar Creek Work Crew continued work on the site preparation for new playground equipment at Cherrydale Park. Additionally, the crew performed maintenance activities at the Community Center, and performed other buildings and grounds maintenance projects.
