To: Mayor, City CouncilFrom: John J. Caulfield, City Manager Pierce County Restaurant Rally starts this Sunday – 15 Lakewood eateries are participating The Pierce County Restaurant Rally starts this Sunday! This program allows restaurants to offer their customers 30% off their dine-in or take-out meal before tax, excluding alcohol and orders via 3rd party delivery services. Participating restaurants will be …
To: Mayor, City CouncilFrom: John J. Caulfield, City Manager Happy Halloween! Here are some tips to stay safe this year. We hope you have a fun, safe, and spooky (if that’s your thing) Halloween this year. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) developed a grading system to measure how scary various Halloween activities may be this year given COVID-19. …
To: Mayor, City CouncilFrom: John J. Caulfield, City Manager Lakewood adopts state and federal priorities for 2021 At the October 19, 2020 Regular City Council Meeting, the Lakewood City Council adopted its Federal Priorities for 2021, State Legislative Agenda and Manual for 2021-2022, and County Manual for 2021. To view the City’s complete legislative materials visit the Government Relations page. Federal …
To: Mayor, City CouncilFrom: John J. Caulfield, City Manager Pierce County creates innovative “Restaurant Rally” Program Pierce County recently dedicated $7.5 million from its federal CARES Act allocation to create a program that will offer a 30 percent discount to dine-in customers, excluding alcohol purchases. The program is called the “Pierce County Restaurant Rally” and it is designed to encourage …
To: Mayor, City CouncilFrom: John J. Caulfield, City Manager Proposed 2021-2022 Biennial Budget under development The City’s Proposed 2021-2022 Biennial Budget was introduced to the Lakewood City Council at its Regular Meeting this past Monday on Oct. 5, 2020. The Proposed 2021-2022 Biennial Budget is balanced and takes into account the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the City’s financial …
To: Mayor, City CouncilFrom: John J. Caulfield, City Manager Rental assistance available through LASA Living Access Support Alliance (LASA) is now accepting applications for the Lakewood COVID-19 Rent Assistance program. LASA, a community-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing temporary and recurrent homelessness, was awarded $407,640 from the Lakewood City Council as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security …
To: Mayor, City CouncilFrom: John J. Caulfield, City Manager Work begins Monday on Lakewood’s Veterans Drive Work begins Monday, May 18, 2020 on Veterans Drive to prepare the roadway for planned improvements. The city’s contractor Miles Resources Inc. will spend Monday bringing in its equipment. By Tuesday crews will begin removing trees. Roughly 13 trees that are 12 inches in …
To: Mayor and members of the City CouncilFrom: John J. Caulfield, City Manager Lakewood 2020 Spring Clean Up Postponed The city’s Spring Clean Up planned for May 2-3, 2020 is postponed until a future date yet to be determined. The city postponed the event to safeguard the health and safety of its residents in light of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay …