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Puyallup council prioritizes stormwater project, Van Leer parking and Meridian gateway arch in 2026 capital requests; legislative agenda approved
Summary
Council ranked three capital budget requests — downtown stormwater main (Phase N2B) first, Van Leer Park parking lot second and the Meridian gateway arch third — and approved the city’s state and federal legislative issues of importance for 2026.
The Puyallup City Council on Oct. 7 approved the city’s 2026 capital budget requests and a package of state and federal legislative priorities, placing the downtown stormwater main project first, the Van Leer Park parking lot second and a Gateway Arch on North Meridian third.
Public affairs staff presented three projects for state capital funding: final design money for a roughly 55-stall Van Leer Park parking lot ($350,000 requested toward design); $1,000,000 requested for construction of the north Meridian gateway arch and related streetscape work; and $1,000,000 toward Phase N2B of the Fourth Street Northwest stormwater project, a large-diameter storm main to connect downtown with the Puyallup River.
Staff described the stormwater Phase N2B scope as the…
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