Walked along the river in Orting today with the pups.
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For the most part, I do not regret my move from California to Washington. From the Bay Area to South Sound. BUT!!! The goddamn mother fucking fireworks during the Forth, New Year's and after each goddamn fucking game is outrageous!! Fucking goddamn fucking idiots. I really wish they would blow themselves up.
Two Foothills Trail bridges closed pending additional inspection for flood damage – UPDATED
Photo from Pierce County Parks.UPDATE 12/18: The bridges are OK! Read our update.
Original story:
As expected, we have more concerning trail news to share as flood waters finally start to recede at least for now. Pierce County Parks has officially closed two bridges on the Foothills Trail near South Prairie and Orting, one over South Prairie Creek and one over Voight Creek.
This area experienced major flooding in recent days, and Parks crews are concerned about whether debris flows damaged these two trail bridge structures. So until they can inspect them more closely, the bridges are closed indefinitely. Much of the trail in the area is also a huge mess and in an active emergency area, so officials are asking people to stay away as of December 12.
Once the general closure is lifted, Pioneer Way will likely the best trail detour option around the closed bridges even though it does not have sidewalks or bike lanes. Hopefully inspectors do not find significant damage and are able to reopen the full trail. After decades of advocacy and work, the community celebrated in September the first time all of the bridges on the Foothills Trail were open from Puyallup to Enumclaw.
More details from Pierce County Parks:
Following recent inspections along the Foothills Trail, the South Prairie Creek pedestrian bridge (approx. 1000 ft. East of South Prairie Trailhead) and the Voight Creek pedestrian bridge (approx. 1 mile East of Orting City Park in downtown Orting) will remain closed until further notice. Significant debris has accumulated at both locations, creating unsafe conditions for crossing.
Parks staff are currently on-site monitoring the situation. The Pierce County Planning and Public Works Transportation Bridge Engineering team will conduct additional inspections on Monday to evaluate any damage and determine when the bridges can safely reopen. Thank you for your understanding.
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Eek!
Evacuations issued in Orting due to concern over levees | king5.com
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/evacuations-issued-orting-flooding-levee-concerns/281-aeb221fd-e3ca-4e4f-beae-f1daf35da5a6
Puyallup River this morning in Orting. There are trees being dragged down the river.
Over 12 hours and no power and no updates. Cold cold cold.
I was at the Sept 10th council meeting. It was a shitshow. Moore was a damn bully.
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/ph-news/article312132985.html
I was at the Orting City Coucil meeting last night. What a fucking shitshow! On the agenda was an item regarding Chris Moore violating ethics rules and if that should be moved to investigation. That was the motion. Chris Moore, current council member and running for mayor of Orting, proceeded to belittle and bully the city lawyer over topics that were not related to the motion. It was such a joke! An elected official should not be bullying city employees.
Been a busy weekend!! Also if you are in Orting area, check out the Shoestring Circus. SO MUCH FUN!!!! If friends weren't coming to visit, I would go again.
The City of Orting absolutely fails at doing anything to curb all the illegal fireworks. People have been setting them off for over a week now and I am so fucking over it. My dogs are both hiding in the bathroom. I am so fed up with stupid fucking people!
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