{"id":146,"date":"2017-02-03T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T21:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/?p=146"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:36:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:36:21","slug":"the-power-of-relationships-building-and-maintaining-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/2017\/02\/03\/the-power-of-relationships-building-and-maintaining-them\/","title":{"rendered":"The power of relationships \u2013 building and maintaining them!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tI continue to spend a lot of my time getting out around the County and visiting with our employees.&nbsp; I enjoy learning about the work people are doing and understanding the breadth of service for our citizens. Since my last post, I have been to the STOP facility, the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Information Technology, the Deputy Sheriff&rsquo;s Independent Guild, and will spend this afternoon at Remann Hall.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs an engineer, I readily admit that I am a bit of a wonk when it comes to machines and technology so it wouldn&rsquo;t surprise you to know that visiting the Wastewater Treatment Plant was particularly interesting.&nbsp;I&#39;m grateful to Sharon Surra and Amanda Summers from Public Works for the&nbsp;fascinating tour.&nbsp;The recent upgrade to the plant is remarkable, both the treatment processes and the volumes = 10+ million gallons per day.&nbsp; I was especially impressed by our staff, from the testing lab technicians, to the plant operators, and from the electricians to our construction management engineer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThey all have fantastic stories, too! Like this one from 2011&#8230;\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_43566\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UYfYqRj5QNw?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=1&playlist=UYfYqRj5QNw&modestbranding=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>\n\tGovernor Jay Inslee stopped by the County-City Building this past Wednesday. The governor and I worked closely together on education issues during my time in the legislature and it was an honor to welcome him to Pierce County.&nbsp; We discussed many of the critical issues facing our County, including the completion of SR 167, growing family wage jobs and workforce development, and mental health and homelessness.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe conversation with Governor Inslee was especially timely as I had recently participated in the annual Point-in-Time Count of people experiencing homelessness. I was paired with outreach partners assigned to areas known among homeless veterans. While I was inspired to see the outreach teams in action, I came away even more committed to find ways to better serve the most vulnerable in our community, especially those who have served our&nbsp;country.&nbsp; You will hear more about this and other priorities at the State of the County address on March 15 at noon. Stay tuned for more details.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThanks for reading,\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bruce Dammeier\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/01\/Bruce-blue-signature-300x157.png\" title=\"\" width=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/01\/Bruce-blue-signature-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/01\/Bruce-blue-signature.png 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I continue to spend a lot of my time getting out around the County and visiting with our employees.&nbsp; I enjoy learning about the work people are doing and understanding the breadth of service for our citizens. 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