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Pierce County issues Welcoming Week and Constitution Day proclamations; some residents register objections
Summary
Council proclaimed Sept. 12–21 as Welcoming Week and Sept. 17 as Constitution and Citizenship Day. Tacoma Community House and the Daughters of the American Revolution presented; public commenters praised and criticized the welcoming proclamation and raised unrelated concerns about housing and election security.
The Pierce County Council used part of its Sept. 9 meeting to issue two proclamations and to hear community reaction.
Welcoming Week: The council and executive proclaimed Sept. 12–21, 2025 as Welcoming Week in Pierce County. Amy Ku, executive director of Tacoma Community House, described events planned during the week — including a citizenship celebration on Sept. 13 at Chinese Reconciliation Park and a symposium at University of Washington Tacoma on Sept. 19 — and urged residents to…
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