With the Tehaleh development looking to add more than 9,000 homes in the Bonney Lake area, developers have been working with East Pierce Fire and Rescue to make sure future residents are safe.
Three years of negotiations paid off Oct. 17 when developer American Newland Communities deeded East Pierce a 3.3-acre plot of land for the eventual construction of Station 117.
“This is a strong example of good public-private partnerships,” Fire Chief Bud Backer said when he received the deed of land on the corner of Cascadia Boulevard and 135th.
Newland gifted the deed to East Pierce at no cost, saving the department roughly $330,000.