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Pierce County Council approves sewer-service transfer from Puyallup for Fruitland Heights development
Summary
The council voted 7–0 to authorize an interlocal agreement moving 13 parcels in Fruitland Heights from Puyallup’s sewer-service area into Pierce County’s, allowing a developer-built sewer to serve an 89-lot subdivision; county staff said the developer will construct infrastructure to county specs and that new connections will pay monthly rates.
Pierce County’s council unanimously approved Resolution R2025-216 on Nov. 4, 2025, authorizing the county executive to sign an interlocal agreement with the city of Puyallup to transfer a portion of the Puyallup sewer-service area for the Fruitland Heights neighborhood to Pierce County. The clerk recorded seven ayes, zero nays.
Senior policy analyst Erica Rhett Hunt told the council the proposed transfer affects 13 parcels and responds to topographic constraints that make city service less feasible. She said the change would allow future development — an applicant seeks to create 89 single-family…
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