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address:747 Market Street  Tacoma, WA 98402 phone:253-502-8468 fax:253-502-8372 website:City of Tacoma

Events Calendar

Tuesday, November 17th

City Council Study Session

when:12:00pm, Tacoma, WA
venue:Tacoma Municipal Building North

Committee Of The Whole Meeting

when:3:00pm, Tacoma, WA
venue:Tacoma Municipal Building

City Council Meeting

when:5:00pm, Tacoma, WA
venue:Tacoma Municipal Building

Wednesday, November 18th

Planning Commission Meeting

when:4:00pm, Tacoma, WA
venue:Tacoma Municipal Building

Thursday, November 19th

Human Rights Commission Meeting

when:5:30pm, Tacoma, WA
venue:Tacoma Municipal Building

Mission Statement:
We provide high-quality, innovative and cost-effective municipal services that enhance the lives of our citizens and the vitality of our neighborhoods and businesses through teamwork, integrity and continuous improvement in partnership with our community.

Vision Statement:
The City of Tacoma is recognized as a livable and progressive international city, regarded for the richness of its multi-cultural population and its natural setting.

Tacoma’s History:
Tacoma’s story spans more than two centuries from the time Captain George Vancouver anchored off Tacoma’s north shore in 1792. In 1870, Tacoma’s natural deep-water port became an attraction that the Northern Pacific Railroad couldn’t pass up, when it made Tacoma a stop on its transcontinental line. The railroad platted “New Tacoma” and the growth of the city began.

Old Tacoma and New Tacoma merged in 1884 and incorporated as Tacoma. By 1890, the population reached 36,000 people. Sawmills, coal mines, flour mills and a smelter turned raw materials into exportable goods. Tacoma continues to make use of both its land and sea resources. It is home to the Port of Tacoma, the seventh-largest container port in the United States, and it is within 20 miles of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and 36 miles of the city of Seattle.

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