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Crews for the state Department of Natural Resources raised about 2,000 tires from the seafloor off Frye Cove County Park starting Oct. 12. It follows removals of about 9,000 tires near Burfoot Park in 2025 and about 3,900 near Tolmie State Park in 2024. DNR will ask lawmakers for money to clear 10 more priority sites.
GovernmentFinal Olympia school closure hearing draws more than 200 to Madison Elementary; board votes Nov. 12More than 200 people turned out and 99 signed up to speak at the Oct. 19 hearing on closing Madison Elementary, the last of three hearings on the Olympia School District's plan to close Madison, LP Brown and McKenny. The board votes Nov. 12.
GovernmentCounty commissioners to vote today on Thurston Conservation District charge of $25 a parcel plus 10 cents an acreThe Thurston County Board of Commissioners holds a hearing at 3:30 p.m. today and is set to vote on a 10-year system of rates and charges for the Thurston Conservation District. Most residential parcels would pay $25 a year plus 10 cents an acre on their property tax statements starting in 2027.How much do the printed business ad signs staked along local roadsides bother you?
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Oct 22 · Thursday · 7:30–9:00 a.m.
Taylor Ray's Cafe, 3205 Willamette Dr NE, Lacey
Oct 23 · Friday · 1:00 p.m.
Lacey Timberland Library, 500 College St SE
Oct 23 · Friday · 6:30–7:30 p.m.
South Bay Elementary, 3845 Sleater-Kinney Rd NE, Olympia (listed on the school's calendar; no separate location given)
Oct 24 · Saturday · 2:00–3:30 p.m.
Lacey Timberland Library, 500 College St SE
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