Month: October 2024

If someone was counting the number of times I used the word “awesome” during the annual Employee Incentive and Recognition (EI&R) evening, they would have needed all their fingers and toes!  It was just that kind of night. And while awesome is a great word to describe the celebration, so would be inspiring, touching, and funny! The theme of the event was “Building a Legacy of Service” and it was spot on!  (Lillian Scott from the Executive Team submitted that idea.  Congratulations Lillian!) The entire evening was about the individual legacies our colleagues are building AND our combined legacy of service to the people of Pierce County!  The elements of the celebration included: long-term service to our community; significant investments in leadership development; recognizing our newest Gold Leaders; and highlighting…

As I have said many times before, there is nothing like seeing things firsthand.  And sometimes that goes for smelling them, too. How do we know how long our landfill will last?  How do we help our community change some long-established habits?  How effective are our recycling programs? How would you answer these questions? For most of us these are hypothetical questions - but these answers are critically important for our Planning & Public Works Solid Waste Team.  They are responsible for both how we manage our trash and recycling today, as well as planning decades into the future. I recently joined Karen Hultgren and Kari Ann Elling from our Solid Waste Team on a “garbage audit” at the Hidden Valley Transfer Station near Graham.  You may remember them (along…