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Pierce County Council unanimously confirms Travis Buell as parks and recreation director
Summary
The Pierce County Council voted 7-0 to confirm Travis Buell as director of the Parks and Recreation Services Department after an executive-led selection process that highlighted Buell's 20-plus years of parks experience and an agenda of accessibility, equity and capital program realignment.
The Pierce County Council on Tuesday confirmed Travis Buell as director of the county's Parks and Recreation Services Department, approving Resolution R2025-148 by a 7-0 roll-call vote.
The appointment, made by the Pierce County executive and reviewed by the council's Community Development and Environment Committee, installs Buell to oversee about 5,200 acres of parkland and the department's facilities and programs.
The resolution matters because the parks department manages a large and visible set of community assets — 44 park sites including three recreation centers, ballfields, trails and other facilities — at a time when council members said they want faster capital delivery, more…
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