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City of Tacoma’s Outreach Efforts During Home in Tacoma Process Earns Statewide Recognition
District 5 Council Member Joe Bushnell to Host Civic Summit This Saturday Focusing on Collaborative Solutions
City Partners With Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises to Host ‘Certification 201’ Workshop on May 20
Intersection Closure at South 12th Street and Union Avenue on May 10
2025 Historic Preservation Awards on May 22
Street Closures Scheduled May 5 – 23 for Residential Street Restoration Program Maintenance Work
City of Tacoma Launches Modernized Website and New Domain
Deputy City Manager Hyun Kim Nominated for Appointment as Interim City Manager
In-Person Class Regarding Business Taxes on May 12
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Department Name Email Phone Mayor and Council Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
(253) 591-2054 deskTacoma Police Department Shelbie Boyd sboyd@tacoma.gov
TPD-PIO@tacoma.gov(253) 405-7134 mobile
(253) 591-5968 main deskTacoma Fire Department Chelsea Shepherd cshepherd@tacoma.gov (253) 948-7363 mobile Tacoma Public Library Mariesa Bus mbus@tacomalibrary.org (253) 457-1867 mobile
(253) 280-2882 deskTacoma Public Utilities Jessica Wilson jwilson2@tacoma.gov (253) 753-3119 mobile
(253) 502-8117 deskTacoma Venues and Events Hillary Brenner hbrenner@tacomavenues.org (253) 257-5540 mobile
(253) 593-7625 deskAll Other Departments Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
(253) 591-2054 desk
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🔴As a reminder, the Tacoma City Council Meeting is at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Here's a link to agenda: https://ow.ly/ahrz50VN9cC. This meeting will be hybrid, in-person meeting at the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers and virtually via Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this ...link: https://ow.ly/XhS350VN9cB and passcode: 349099 or dial (253) 215-8782 using Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126. The meeting is also live streamed at https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/city-council/city-council-meetings/ and broadcast live on TV Tacoma.
😎 We’re soaring high on the vibes of this warm and beautiful Tuesday afternoon, #Tacoma! Spreading the sunshine with some beautiful footage just captured of Old City Hall and the Thea Foss Waterway. The mountain in the background has us like 😍🏔️.
😎 We're soaring high on the vibes of this warm and beautiful Tuesday afternoon, Tacoma! Spreading the sunshine with some beautiful footage just captured of Old City Hall and the Thea Foss Waterway. The mountain in the background has us like 😍🏔️.
🏆The Planning Tacoma team's outreach efforts during the Home in Tacoma process just earned statewide recognition! The Washington Association of Building Officials awarded the City's Planning and Development Services Department the Jurisdictional Outreach Award. More details ⬇️.
Do you have training and experience in Building Codes and looking for a way to put those skills to use to serve your community? The Board of Building Appeals, a volunteer-based quasi-judicial board that reviews and approves updates to the City’s Building Codes, currently has five vacancies. Apply... by May 18, 2025, to help shape Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire, Dangerous Building, Minimum Housing, Boiler and Energy Codes in Tacoma. Learn more at the link in bio.
Do you have training and experience in Building Codes and looking for a way to put those skills to use to serve your community? The Board of Building Appeals, a volunteer-based quasi-judicial board that reviews and approves updates to the City’s Building Codes, currently has five vacancies. Apply... by May 18, 2025, to help shape Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire, Dangerous Building, Minimum Housing, Boiler and Energy Codes in Tacoma. Learn more at https://tacoma.gov/government/committees-boards-and-commissions/.
The Board of Building Appeals, a volunteer-based quasi-judicial board that reviews and approves updates to the City’s Building Codes, currently has 5 vacancies. Apply by 5/18 and learn more at http://tacoma.gov/cbc.
🚲 May is Bike Month! There are some great ways to get outside and enjoy this glorious weather on your bike this week, including National Bike and Roll to School Day on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. ⬇️
On Saturday, May 3, 2025, #TacCouncil Member Sarah Rumbaugh brought a broad range of stakeholders together at the Summit on Homelessness in #downtowntacoma. This event followed her December 2024 community discussion on the topic and included learning and dialogue that emphasized co-creation over ...traditional problem solving to develop potential actions to address homelessness Downtown. A report of findings is expected this summer.