Citizen Volunteer Opportunities: City Boards & Commissions

Residents of Puyallup who are interested to serve in a voluntary capacity on one of the city’s boards or commissions are encouraged to submit an application for the following positions:

Arts & Culture Commission (3 openings)Design Review &...

Puyallup Valley Warehouse Development Proposal: Commencement of Environmental Impacts Process

Public input is sought on potential impacts from the proposed development of seven buildings totaling 2.6 million square feet for a warehousing, distribution and freight movement facility in the vicinity of 6719 134^th Avenue East (Knutson Farms)....

Lahar Warning Siren System Change

Starting in November, the lahar warning sirens will wail only in an emergency. The system will continue to be tested at noon on the first Monday of each month, but the tests will sound very different. Pierce County has upgraded the sirens and system to al...

Call for Artists: Puyallup Signal Cabinet Wraps

The City of Puyallup is seeking artists to propose an original design for reproduction and installation on signal cabinets in Puyallup. The wraps will deter graffiti and add visual interest and beauty to our shared streetscapes.

Deadline: 5 pm on November ...

Puyallup City Council Approves Additional $150,000 to Help Small Businesses

The Puyallup City Council has authorized an additional $150,000 of federal CARES Act funds for emergency relief grants to help small businesses.

An initial $150,000 was previously allocated and distributed in support of small businesses which have been imp...

Puyallup Extends Temporary Waiver of Sign Permit Fees

From now through November 30th*, the City of Puyallup is temporarily waiving building permit fees for new or replacement non-freestanding signage (e.g. wall signs, projecting signs, canopy signs) for any commercial establishment. Permit fees will be waive...

Parking in the Downtown: Good? Bad? We're Listening!

We know, we know. Some days you love it! Other days ... not so much. 

Tell us what we can do to help make parking in the downtown better. We’ll get you started by asking some questions, and we’ll keep you informed about the sta...

Styrofoam Recycling + Document Shredding Offered on Oct. 10th

From 10 am to 2 pm on October 10^th, Puyallup residents are invited to drop off unwanted Styrofoam for recycling. The annual document shredding event has also been rescheduled to this same day and time.

Safeway will collect clean, dry and intact Styrofoam i...

Senior Lunch Program at Puyallup Activity Center

Alternative Meals to Go, a takeaway lunch service through Catholic Community Services, is now offered at the Puyallup Activity Center. Meals are provided in the form of a boxed lunch and are available for pick up Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Pre-orders ...

Intersection Work: 5th Street & West Main

UPDATE: This intersection is now open; however, we ask that motorists slow down and use caution as the road has been planed in preparation for the final pavement installation. It will be left in this condition for approximately two months (until mid-Octob...

Police and Water and Streets, Oh My!

The City offers a free civics course for those interested to learn about their local government.

Puyallup 101: Your Community’s Civics will provide insight into the operations of the City over the course of eight weeks starting August 27th. Resid...

Dye Test in Clarks Creek on August 5th

Pierce County will conduct another one-day dye test in Clarks Creek on Wednesday, August 5th. The red-colored dye will be used to measure and track the movement of water in the creek. The dye is not harmful to public health, fish or the aquatic environmen...

Claims for Damage from Downtown Gas Leak

Businesses or persons who sustained property damage from last week’s gas leak in the downtown are encouraged to file a claim with Puget Sound Energy. 

Once filed, PSE will investigate how the incident occurred, determine whether or not i...

Puyallup City Council COVID-19 Update

The Puyallup City Council has shared an update to the community in this time of COVID-19.

The members of the Council welcome your emails and phone calls; their contact information can be found here.

Message to the Puyallup Community

The City of Puyallup is an organization that values all people without regard to race, ethnicity, gender or background. We do not tolerate harassment or mistreatment of any kind, period.  The issues that must be addressed at this historic junctur...

Memorial Day Moment of Remembrance at 3 pm today

Dear Puyallup Community:

We want to collectively take a moment today as your City Council to remember and honor the brave military heroes who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. On this Memorial Day, while we cannot gather in a tradi...

Fireworks Regulations in the City of Puyallup

Persons may set off consumer fireworks in the city limits of Puyallup from 9:00 am to 11:00 pm on July 4th.

Consumer fireworks are the kind which can be purchased from various retailers or at licensed firework stands. Many fireworks available for purchase ...

Court Absolves Puyallup from $1.1 Million in Contractor Attorney Fees

The Washington Court of Appeals, Division I has reversed the award of $1.1 million plus interest for attorney fees in the public works construction dispute between the City of Puyallup and Conway Construction Company.  In March of 2016, safety co...

Puyallup City Council Message to Community on Covid-19 Response

The Puyallup City Council has issued a message to the public regarding the response to COVID-19.

The members of the Council welcome your emails and phone calls; their contact information can be found here.

To contact the City Council ...

City of Puyallup Prepares to Revise its 2020 and 2021 Budgets Due to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us: individuals, families, businesses, non-profit organizations, and governments at every level. Some of these impacts are financial, and as a result we’ve all had to take a hard look at our incomes and ...

Puyallup Opens Call Center for Covid-19 Questions

The City of has opened a call center at 253-864-4170 to answer questions about known service changes and  resource availability resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak.The center is staffed between 9 am and 4 pm, Monday through Friday. Persons calli...

COVID-19 Response Measures Involving Homeless in Puyallup

In the last few weeks, a number of homeless persons pitched tents or parked vehicles near Puyallup’s skate park. In the interest of public health, safety and sanitation, portable restrooms and a handwashing station were temporarily set up to hel...

Puyallup City Council March 31st Meeting

We apologize to those who tried to tune in to the Puyallup City Council meeting of March 31st. We’re working through what went wrong. Once that’s resolved, we’ll let everyone know about future meetings and how to tune in.

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Governor Issues Stay Home Order; Puyallup Parks Closed

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has issued a stay home order for all residents, to remain in effect for at least two weeks. The order will close all non-essential businesses unless their employees can work from home. It allows the continued operation...

Puyallup Declares Emergency Regarding Coronavirus

The City of Puyallup, like the State, Pierce County, and other local governments, has declared a state of emergency regarding the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. This was done to more quickly and easily mobilize staff and supplies needed to respond to ...

Puyallup City Hall Service Changes

Puyallup City Hall will close to foot traffic on Wednesday, March 18th. All operations and services continue and we ask that persons who have questions or need assistance please call or email us, Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.

Puyallup City Council Public Message on COVID-19

The Puyallup City Council has issued a message to the public regarding COVID-19.

The members of the Council welcome your emails and phone calls; their contact information can be found here.

Puyallup Closes Some Facilities

The City of Puyallup has closed its Activity Center and Library, and will close its Recreation Center starting Monday, March 16th.

These closures are in response to public health considerations surrounding Covid-19 and to ensure that City staff and resourc...

Puyallup City Council Selects New City Manager

The Puyallup City Council has appointed Steve Kirkelie as Puyallup’s new City Manager. Kirkelie has held several positions in the City of Puyallup since 2007, including Assistant City Manager and most recently serving as the Interim City Manager...

COVID-19 Update

Although Pierce County has yet to report its first known case of COVID-19, the City of Puyallup is in close contact with our public health officials in addition to other community partners such as Central Pierce Fire & Rescue and the Puyallup School D...

COVID-19 Information

The City of Puyallup understands that many people are concerned about the COVID-19 virus. Although the CDC states the risk at this time is low for the general American public, state and regional health professionals are closely monitoring the situation an...

City Gallery Art Show: Curt BoD

The public is invited to view the work of Curt BōD, the artist currently featured in “City Gallery” on the fifth floor of City Hall. BōD’s show consists of more than 20 pieces of his vivid, colorful streetscapes of downtown P...

City of Puyallup Offers Free Civics Course

The City of Puyallup is offering a free eight-week civics course for residents and others interested in learning about the operations of their local municipal government.

“Puyallup 101” provides insight into the workings of the city org...

Puyallup Cuts Fees for Accessory Dwelling Units

In the interest of increasing access to various housing types and making housing more affordable, the Puyallup City Council has modified regulations and reduced fees related to building ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units).

“The cost of housing has soared in re...

Puyallup prevails in challenge to homeless facility regulations

The City of Puyallup’s “Homeless Drop-In Centers And Overnight Shelters” ordinance has been upheld in a unanimous decision by the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board.

The ordinance was originally adopted by th...

Puyallup Property Tax Rate to Fall in 2020

The local property tax rate imposed by the City of Puyallup will decrease from $1.54 per $1,000 AV in 2019 to $1.33 per $1,000 AV in 2020 (and this has steadily declined from a high of $1.86 per $1,000 AV in 2013). Just twelve cents of every property tax ...

City of Puyallup Receives Clean Audits from the State

The routine annual audit of the City of Puyallup’s 2018 finances and its corresponding standard accountability audit which examined various potential areas of risk were both returned “clean,” with no findings or concerns identified.

“The City takes numerou...

Utility Customer Service Hours Change

Beginning Monday, November 4th, the City's utility services customer hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Wednesdays only, the service hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (excluding holidays).

The Utility S...

Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Puyallup Review Authority of Massive Warehouse Development

Earlier this month, the Washington State Supreme Court rejected the appeals from Pierce County and Running Bear Development Partners, LLC of the previous Court of Appeals decision concerning the City of Puyallup‘s authority to assume SEPA jurisd...

Come Learn About Your Local Government!

The City is offering a new civics course for those interested to learn about their local government.

Puyallup 101: Your Community's Civics will provide insight into the operations of the City over the course of ten weeks. Residents and business owners as w...

Pollinator-Friendly Businesses: We Want to Hear From You!

The City of Puyallup is an official Bee City, which means that we support and encourage pollinator-friendly habitat creation and enhancement on public and private properties. Because local business owners can be significant partners in this effort, we wan...

Department of Justice Closes Investigation of City of Puyallup

The Department of Justice has closed its investigation of the City of Puyallup regarding possible violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.

The investigation was opened in 2016. The City cooperated fully with the DOJ and provi...

Puyallup Awarded Critical Review Authority of Massive Warehouse Development

In 2016, a St. Louis developer proposed the construction of a massive warehouse/industrial complex comprising approximately 2.6 million square feet on a 162-acre site located in the area of Shaw Road and East Pioneer. See here for a brief history of this ...

Puyallup's Water: Best in the South Sound

Q: The City of Puyallup provides clean, safe water to its customers. What could be better than that?

A: Award-winning taste!

The City of Puyallup was recently declared to have the best-tasting water in the South Sound*, and will advance to compete with othe...

Puyallup Community Court Receives Grant from Department of Justice

The Puyallup Municipal Court is one of five applicants nationwide that will receive a grant for its community court from the U.S. Department of Justice in partnership with the Center for Court Innovation. 

Puyallup will receive up to $200,000 as w...

And It’s Another Green Light!

In 2015, the signal lights along Meridian and 3^rd and 2^nd Streets NE (aka “the bypass”) in Puyallup’s downtown were outfitted with a system designed to improve traffic flow by adjusting signal timings based on demand. The system was then expanded to River...

Hearing Examiner Decision Entered on New Hope Significant Impact Business License

UPDATE: Although the hearing examiner spent over 150 hours reviewing records, listening to testimony and issuing her findings and decision on New Hope’s appeal of the City’s requirements relating to its significant impact business license, and while the C...

Initial Court Ruling on Puyallup's Pedestrian Safety Zones

Roy Ruffino, a signature gatherer, sued the City of Puyallup because the City implements pedestrian safety zones at the two busiest gates (Gold and Blue) of the Washington State Fair during the fall and spring fairs. Pedestrian safety zones are small desi...

Your Puyallup Address--In the City? Or Out?

Many people who have Puyallup addresses naturally think they live in the city, but some of them do not. That’s because a fair number of Puyallup addresses are located in unincorporated Pierce County, beyond Puyallup’s city limits.

If yo...

Shaw Road Partial Long-Term Closure Starting April 19th

Shaw Road will be closed for construction starting Thursday, April 19th between 23rd and Manorwood. Vehicles will be able to cross Shaw between Cherokee and 26th, and one northbound-only lane will be available from Cherokee/26th down to 23rd/Crystal Ridge...

SR 167 Extension Project Update (It's Good News!)

For several years, the City of Puyallup has worked to ensure the best of two options for the future SR 167/Meridian/Valley Avenue interchange when SR 167 is extended between Meridian and I-5.

As described on the City's website, Puyallup has consistently ad...

Portable defibrillator donated to City of Puyallup

Jamie’s Heart Foundation, a local non-profit organization dedicated to assisting families who are battling childhood heart disease, has donated a portable automated external defibrillator (AED) to the City of Puyallup. At the request of the dono...

Volunteers Sought for Downtown Beautification

Puyallup City Councilmember Robin Farris is seeking volunteers to join her “One-Woman Clean-Up Crew” which serves to improve the appearance of highly visible locations in the interest of community aesthetics, cohesion and pride.

Since May of last year, the...

Puyallup Receives "Bee City" Designation

Puyallup was the second city in the state of Washington to receive an official "Bee City" designation from Bee City USA, a not-for-profit organization committed to developing and maintaining sustainable habitats for pollinators such as native be...Read on...

New Hope Resource Center Draft Mitigation Conditions Released

The City of Puyallup has prepared preliminary (or draft) business license mitigation conditions for the New Hope Resource Center, a drop-in daytime homeless day shelter which operates at 414 Spring Street. A public meeting will be held on Monday, Septembe...Read on...

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