City of Lakewood

Construction to Begin on Two New Hotels in Lakewood

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Published on Tuesday, 07 February 2012 09:35

Business and leisure travelers will soon have two new hotels to choose from when visiting Lakewood and neighboring Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). This month, prep work began on a site located on Pacific Highway that will soon be home to both a Courtyard by Marriott and a TownePlace Suites by Marriott. The two properties together will provide more than 200 new rooms in an area that has traditionally been underserved by the hospitality industry.

“As the host city for JBLM, we are delighted to have additional hotel space to meet the needs of the hundreds of vendors, contractors and other business people who provide services to the military base; not to mention family and friends of the military personnel stationed at the base,” said Lakewood City Manager Andrew Neiditz. “With the addition of these two hotels, there will be four very nice properties on Pacific Highway, all that have sprung up in the past four years.”

Construction on the two hotels, which will be located next door to each other, will take place at the same time. Groundbreaking for both properties is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2012 with an anticipated completion date in the fourth quarter of 2013.

The four-story 109-room Courtyard by Marriott will provide both business and leisure travelers with upscale accommodations that will include a full-service restaurant and bar, meeting space for up to 100 people, a fitness center and outdoor pool. The TownePlace Suites by Marriott is an extended-stay facility that offers business travelers a moderately priced option. The 101-room hotel will be comprised of studios and one- and two-bedroom suites with full kitchens and in-room work spaces. Other amenities include a fitness center, an indoor swimming pool, a business center and on-site laundry facilities.

The new hotels are being developed by InterMountain Management, LLC, which develops, owns and operates premium brand hotel properties nationwide. In addition to these two new properties, the company operates several hotels in the Pacific Northwest including two in the Puget Sound area: the Hampton Inn & Suites in Tacoma, Wash., and the Hyatt Place in downtown Seattle.

“The Lakewood corridor has long been an underserved area by quality hotels,” said Stan Jones, director of development for InterMountain Management. “The site on Pacific Highway is perfect for those who are doing business or visiting the south Puget Sound area. Not only will it serve the growing population at JBLM, but also the growing number of businesses in Lakewood and surrounding communities.”

Once the new hotels are completed, Lakewood will have four high-quality hotels located on Pacific Highway and all built in the past four years. The LaQuinta Inn & Suites was built in 2007 and the Candlewood Suites subsequently opened its doors in the fall of 2010.

Over the course of three years, the City of Lakewood invested more than $18 million to redevelop two-and-a-half miles of the Pacific Highway corridor resulting in property and roadway improvements making the area “ready to go” for new businesses. In addition to the hotels, Lakewood Ford and Sound Transit have built new facilities along the highway corridor.

About Lakewood, Washington

Lakewood is the second largest city in Pierce County and the eighteenth largest in Washington. It is strategically located between Sea-Tac International Airport and Olympia, the state’s capital. The city is home to 60,000 residents and nearly 3,200 businesses. Lakewood also is the host community to Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Camp Murray, two major military installations. In 2011, Lakewood was named one of the nation’s One Hundred Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise Alliance for the fifth year. In addition to vibrant residential and business communities, the city offers a myriad of recreational opportunities for residents and tourists. These include: five lakes offering water skiing, rowing, and fishing; four golf courses; Fort Steilacoom Park, and Lakewold Gardens, to name a few. The city also is the gateway to: Chambers Bay Golf Course, selected as home to the 2015 U.S. Open; Mt. Rainier National Park; and Puget Sound waterways and islands.

About InterMountain Management, LLC

As one of North America’s leading owner/operator and third-party management companies, InterMountain Management, LLC specializes in the select service and extended stay hotel segments. For more than 25 years, InterMountain Management’s dedication to success has been proven in the results as a hotel owner, management company, and hotel developer. Their managed hotel owners have benefited from the development and management knowledge and experience gained from owning and operating their own hotel portfolio. They currently own and/or manage over 75 premium branded hotels in 26 states within Marriott International and other leading hotel brand portfolios. For more information or to view hotel locations across the U.S., please visit its website at www.intermtn.biz

Storm Debris Clean-Up Efforts

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Category: Front Page

Published on Wednesday, 01 February 2012 17:18

Lakewood public works staff have been hard at work clearing roadways of storm debris. Since the storm, the City has disposed of over 6 tons of vegetation (mostly tree debris).

Per Lakewood Municipal Code 8.40.020(2), residents are responsible for the storm debris on their private properties including the area between their yards and the edge of roadway. Suggested drop-off areas for vegetation include:

Hidden Valley Transfer Station
17925 Meridian Street E
Puyallup, WA
(253) 847-7555
www.lrilandfill.com

Sales Road – LRI Landfill
10308 Sales Road
Tacoma, WA
(253) 589-6993
www.lrilandfill.com

Pierce County Solid Waste
Recycling Menu

Pierce County Recycling and
Disposal Resource Guide

Property owners unable to pick up and haul their own debris are recommended to contact a licensed landscaping company. The City is unable to provide any recommendations for companies. However, we encourage property owners to ensure any contractor they hire is licensed, registered, and bonded. Contact WA State Department of Labor and Industries ((800) 647-0982) or https://fortress.wa.gov/lni/bbip/ to check on contractors’ licensing.

The wet and cold weather has caused potholes in the pavement throughout the City. The City strives to fill these potholes within 24 hours of notification.

Please contact (253) 267-1628 to report potholes and/or for additional information on storm debris pick-up and disposal.

Emergency Food Network receives $15,000 from Harlequin Books

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Published on Tuesday, 07 February 2012 09:20

Helen McGovern, a former Lakewood City Council member who was at the forefront of the leadership effort to incorporate Lakewood, oversees the Emergency Food Network and is thankful for a generous donation by Harlequin.

Read more: http://www.thesubtimes.com/2012/01/31/emergency-food-network-receives-15000-from-harlequin-books/

City Manager's Weekly Info Bulletin 1/27/2012

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Category: Weekly Info Bulletins

Published on Friday, 27 January 2012 11:53

January 27, 2012
WEEKLY INFO BULLETIN
To: Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Andrew Neiditz, City Manager

• Winter Storm recap: On the City’s roads, Lakewood Public Works expended approximately 950 labor hours in round-the-clock coverage from Saturday night January 14th until early January 21st, using about 360,000 pounds of salt, 20,000 pounds of salt/sand mix, and 2,500 gallons of salt brine solution. Over 1,000 lane miles or roadway were plowed, and crews responded to over 140 calls for downed trees, branches, and power lines. Assistance was received from Lakewood Parks staff, Clover Park School District, Police, and Community Development. Parks and Recreation staff also coordinated a warming shelter for three days at City Hall for those needing to escape the cold or charge up batteries during power outages.
• Lakewood hosts Puget Sound Performance Consortium: Representatives from about 12 cities and counties in the area participated in an ICMA-sponsored consortium regarding the Center for Performance Measurement (CPM) program progress on January 27th in Lakewood City Hall. ICMA is the Int’l City/County Management Association, and Lakewood has joined a regional group of cities collecting data to track and compare performance indicators related to delivery of public services.
• Gravelly Lake Drive / 112th – Safety Retrofit: Starting on January 30th, the large grassy area at the intersection of Gravelly Lake Drive and 112th Street will be retrofitted with a gravity rock wall to reduce the chance of errant southbound drivers going through the grassy area and into the private property beyond. The work will require temporary lane closures between 8 AM and 3:30 PM on northbound Gravelly Lake Drive, south of 112th Street. The project will take 4-5 business days to complete.
• LASA Count of Homeless: City Human Services staff and CSRT (the Community Safety & Resource Team) participated with the Living Access Support Alliance (LASA) in the One Night Count of Homeless for Lakewood on January 26th. The information gathered from this count is used to determine levels of need for homeless families throughout Pierce County. This point-in-time count is conducted nationwide throughout the month of January.
• AWC Cities Legislative Action Conference: Councilmember Mary Moss and communications director Mike Savage attended the annual AWC legislative conference in Olympia on January 25th, along with representatives from cities around the State. The Governor spoke to the conference, as did the leadership from both houses; the theme centered on the financial challenges facing all government entities in 2012.
• State Auditor speaks at monthly city managers meeting: Auditor Brian Sonntag was the guest speaker at the monthly area city managers meeting on January 26th in Fife. The subject was the relationship between cities and the State Auditor’s Office, the status of new regulations, and performance auditing,
• Lakewood’s 9th annual MLK Celebration at CPTC– Freedom: Yesterday & Today: This annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., featuring the Total Experience Gospel Choir, was attended by several hundred people on January 14th at the CPTC McGavick Center. Kevin Henry, the communications coordinator of cultural diversity for the City of Bellevue, served as keynote speaker. Local talent included the Lakes High School Studio choir. Riley Guerrero, an 8th-grader at Harrison Preparatory School, was named the winner of the Lakewood Arts Commission essay contest; she read her composition about the civil rights movement around the world. Her essay focused on the lack of civil rights for women in the Middle East.
• Partners for Parks: Over 200 partners joined together at the CPTC McGavick Center on January 13th for the annual Partners for Parks “Black Tie & Blue Jeans Ball”. Partners for Parks is a collaboration of volunteers from throughout the area including service clubs, cities and towns, public entities, businesses and educational institutions who have worked together for the last ten years to raise funding for Lakewood area parks. Mayor Doug Richardson was the master of ceremonies and this year’s event focused on the needs of the Springbrook area and park expansion plans there.
• Emergency relocation: City Human Services staff assisted a Woodbrook man with relocation after he was displaced through a total-loss fire on January 21st. The City’s Emergency Assistance for Displaced Residents (EADR) grant funds allowed him to be permanently relocated to an apartment complex in Lakewood.