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Puyallup issues proclamations honoring former Mayor Ken Martin and declaring Black History Month
Puyallup City Council · January 28, 2026
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Summary
The council read and presented proclamations honoring the late former Mayor Ken Martin and declaring February 2026 as Black History Month; Pierce College Puyallup accepted the Black History proclamation and noted about 9% of its students identify as Black.
Puyallup City Council opened its Jan. 27 meeting with proclamations honoring former Mayor Kenneth "Ken" Martin and declaring February 2026 as Black History Month.
Mayor Ned Whitting read a proclamation memorializing Martin’s decades of public service, noting he was a lifelong…
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