Tacoma to Seek Community Input on $1. 6M Climate Project

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  Tacoma will host a community meeting on July 29“District 5 community members are invited to give their input at a Participatory Budgeting Idea Collection Kick-Off in Wapato Park on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, from 6 – 7 p.m.”
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  The community meeting is for a $1.6 million climate resiliency project in District 5“Earlier this year, the Washington State Department of Commerce awarded the City of Tacoma $650,000 to help community members select a $1.6 million capital project that addresses decarbonization and/or climate resiliency in a community defined as environmentally ”
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  The meeting will take place at Wapato ParkNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The meeting will take place from 6-7 p.m.“District 5 community members are invited to give their input at a Participatory Budgeting Idea Collection Kick-Off in Wapato Park on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, from 6 – 7 p.m.”
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  The meeting will include city officialsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The meeting will include representatives from the Washington State Department of Commerce“Mayor Anders Ibsen and Deputy Mayor and District 5 Council Member Joe Bushnell, along with staff from the City of Tacoma, Parks Tacoma, and the Washington State Department of Commerce will be on hand to answer questions and collect community ideas for how the people of District 5 would like to see this project come to life.”
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  The project is funded by a $650,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce“Earlier this year, the Washington State Department of Commerce awarded the City of Tacoma $650,000 to help community members select a $1.6 million capital project that addresses decarbonization and/or climate resiliency in a community defined as environmentally ”
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  The grant was awarded earlier this year“Earlier this year, the Washington State Department of Commerce awarded the City of Tacoma $650,000 to help community members select a $1.6 million capital project that addresses decarbonization and/or climate resiliency in a community defined as environmentally ”
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  Community members can submit project ideas through September 30, 2026“Anyone who lives, works, learns, or plays in District 5 may submit a project proposal during the idea collection phase, which ends September 30, 2026.”
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  Community members can submit project ideas using Engage Pierce County“District 5 community members will be able to submit their ideas through Engage Pierce County, or at events and locations thro”
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  Community members can submit project ideas at community events“Community members will be able to learn more about District 5’s participatory budgeting project, and leave equipped with idea collection materials to help their neighbors submit their own project proposals.”