This past year, Thurston County has been studying traffic through Wilderness and they have developed a proposal to help reduce speeding through our neighborhood.
Permanent Burn Ban
The Wilderness neighborhood is in the Thurston County Urban Growth Area (UGA). By state law RCW: 70A.15.5020, non-recreational burning is banned in UGAs therefore, burning of garbage or yard waste is prohibited. See below for definition of what "recreational burning" includes. As one of seven local clean air agencies in Washington empowered by the Washington... Continue Reading →
Southeast Urban Growth Area (UGA)
December 6, 2023, the JOLT (Journal of Olympia Lacey Tumwater) has a current article about the confusion on the Olympia City Council about annexation. Annexation Program The City of Olympia has an annexation program that has resulted in the elimination of all the County islands within its jurisdiction. The City does an annual evaluation of... Continue Reading →