PUYALLUP ELECTION: Vermillion’s the best choice
At the last council meeting, Nicole Martineau voted to pass the first reading of a comp. plan that calls for cluster housing and five- to six-story buildings in downtown River Road area. At a campaign...
View ArticlePUYALLUP: City parks now on the right path
Now that the Puyallup Parks Department saga seems to be complete, I would like to take the time to thank those involved who contributed to its positive outcome. Puyallup now has two major assets on its...
View ArticlePUYALLUP: Ex-council member educates the public?
Re: “City Council meeting soured by email debate” (letter, 8-20). My attention was drawn to an online comment by Nicole Hilton-Martineau, a former council member. She began by stating that “we tried to...
View ArticlePUYALLUP: Vermillion breaking campaign promises already
In an email received through a public records request dated Jan. 29, 2013, Puyallup City Councilman Steve Vermillion discusses how he campaigned on preserving agricultural land. Around this time,...
View ArticlePUYALLUP: City Council needs fresh voices
The News Tribune editorial board got it right when it endorsed Heather Shadko and Julie Door for Puyallup City Council (editorial, 10-17). I would have liked to see Corry Glucoft endorsed as well for...
View ArticlePUYALLUP: Taxpayers are on the hook for Vermillion
Arrogance and bad behavior are costing Puyallup taxpayers their hard-earned cash. Taxpayers will be paying for a private attorney to defend a city councilman in a lawsuit as a consequence of his...
View ArticlePUYALLUP: Mayor doesn’t realize he isn’t funny
Hats off to those Puyallup City Council members who stood up in public and made Mayor John Knutsen take responsibility for derogatory comments made to a city employee (TNT, 7-17). As usual, Knutsen...
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