Tacoma Seeks Audit Board Applicants, Launches Glass Art Pilot, Adjusts Parking Rates

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  Tacoma City Council is seeking applicants for a community member position on the Audit Advisory Board“The Tacoma City Council is looking for applicants with experience in government performance and financial auditing, public administration, and government financial and fiscal practices to fill the Community Member position on the Audit Advisory Board (AAB).”
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  The Audit Advisory Board supports financial oversight of city operations“The AAB supports the City Council’s Government Performance and Finance (GPF) Committee in carrying out its audit advisory, oversight, and liaison functions.”
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  The Audit Advisory Board requires experience in government auditing and financial practices“Applicants Sought for the Audit Advisory Board — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:34:09 +0000 The Tacoma City Council is looking for applicants with experience in government performance and financial auditing, public administration, and government financial and fiscal practices to fill the Community Member position on the Audit Advisory Board (AAB). The AAB supports the City Council’s Government Performance and Finance (GPF) Committee in carrying out its audit advisory, oversight, and liaison functions.”
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  The Audit Advisory Board requires a focus on diversity in representation“The City is committed to fostering an equitable and anti-racist organization and wants its committees, boards, and commissions to reflect Tacoma’s diverse community.”
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  Applications for the Audit Advisory Board position are open until the position is filledNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The city launched a six-month pilot program where residents can drop off glass at the Tacoma Recycle Center“Starting today, Tacoma residents are invited to turn their recycled glass into locally made art through “This Is What We Make of It” — a six-month pilot program offered by the City of Tacoma and Hilltop Artists. Clear bottles and float glass (e.g. unframed windows and glass shelving) can be dropped off at the Tacoma Recycle Center (3510 S. Mullen St.) for processing into cullet.”
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  The glass from the pilot program will be turned into art by Hilltop Artists“Hilltop Artists staff and students would then use the cullet to create glass art glass as part of their glass education and production programs for youth.”
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  The pilot program runs through February 2027“The pilot program will run through the end of February 2027.”
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  The pilot program aims to create a closed-loop recycling system“This pilot program explores the viability of a closed-loop system that would allow for local production of specialty glass, connecting Tacoma's recycling efforts with youth education, environmental stewardship, and the local creative economy.”
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  The pilot program connects waste reduction with youth education“This pilot program explores the viability of a closed-loop system that would allow for local production of specialty glass, connecting Tacoma's recycling efforts with youth education, environmental stewardship, and the local creative economy.”
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  The pilot program connects waste reduction with local art“Clear bottles and float glass (e.g. unframed windows and glass shelving) can be dropped off at the Tacoma Recycle Center (3510 S. Mullen St.) for processing into cullet. Hilltop Artists staff and students would then use the cullet to create glass art glass as part of their glass education and production programs for youth. This pilot program explores the viability of a closed-loop system that would allow for local production of specialty glass, connecting Tacoma's recycling efforts with youth education, environmental stewardship, and the local creative economy.”
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  Downtown on-street parking rates will increase from $1 to $1.50 per hour starting October 13“Beginning October 13, 2026, the cost of on-street parking in Tacoma's downtown core will rise from $1 to $1.50 per hour, as the City implements the final stage of a comprehensive parking network update that began in 2025.”
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  The change is part of a multiyear parking network update“Beginning October 13, 2026, the cost of on-street parking in Tacoma's downtown core will rise from $1 to $1.50 per hour, as the City implements the final stage of a comprehensive parking network update that began in 2025.”
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  A 2024 study found up to 31% of parking spots were occupied for long periods“The update addresses a major finding of a downtown parking study done in 2024, where up to 31 percent of on-street stalls were tied up by the same vehi”