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    Chuck Kleeberg
    Executive selects Pierce County planning director
    Executive selects Pierce County planning director
    February 24, 2012 12:00 am

    Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy has selected engineer Dennis Hanberg to lead the Department of Planning and Land Services. Hanberg…

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    Applicants sought for Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission
    Applicants sought for Pierce County Landmarks and Historic...
    May 18, 2011 12:00 am

    Applicants sought for Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission Applications are being accepted to fill six positions on the…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY ARTIFACTS CONSULTING)
    A census for Pierce County's historic buildings
    By Todd Matthews • April 30, 2010 12:00 am

    Last summer, the Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission set out to answer a question important to historic preservationists:…

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    Steilacoom Historical Museum Association member member Buzz Brake demonstrates how to split cedar bolts. The museum received a grant from Pierce County to repair the roof and windows on the 1870s Nathaniel Orr wagon shop. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    History rolls on in a Steilacoom wagon shop
    By Todd Matthews • April 15, 2010 12:00 am

    It used to be that if you visited the late Nathaniel Orr’s former wagon shop, a simple structure built in…

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    Pierce County drops historic preservation officer
    Pierce County drops historic preservation officer
    By Todd Matthews • January 20, 2010 12:00 am

    Pierce County officials have confirmed budget cuts have forced the county to eliminate its historic preservation officer position. The position,…

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    County's building amnesty program sees early success
    County's building amnesty program sees early success
    January 5, 2010 12:00 am

    In less than three months of operation, Pierce County’s Building Amnesty Program is seeing early signs of success in bringing…

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    'Roller coaster' economy taps Pierce County PALS budget
    'Roller coaster' economy taps Pierce County PALS budget
    By Todd Matthews • November 3, 2009 12:00 am

    Pierce County’s Planning and Land Services (PALS) director told councilmembers Thursday that revenue is expected to be down 2.5 percent…

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    Pierce County budget process begins next week
    Pierce County budget process begins next week
    September 17, 2009 12:00 am

    The Pierce County Council’s scrutiny of the county’s 2010 budget begins Tues., Sept. 22, when councilmembers receive the County Executive’s…

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    Furloughs to close PALS development center
    Furloughs to close PALS development center
    April 29, 2009 12:00 am

    The Pierce County Planning and Land Services Department (PALS) will furlough employees and close its development center for nine days…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Department shift for Pierce County's historic preservation program?
    By Todd Matthews • March 16, 2009 12:00 am

    A Pierce County Councilmember is expected next month to propose moving the county’s historic preservation office from the Planning and…

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