TIMELINE

Save Parkland School Timeline May 15, 2022 to Present – Key dates in bold

May 15, 2022 Parkland Community member becomes aware that Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) plans to sell Parkland School and surrounding property to developers and and the delisting decision on the table at the Pierce County Landmark & Historic Preservation Commission to remove Parkland School from Pierce County Historic Register and vote to approve demolition of Parkland School.

May 24, 2022 Parkland Neighborhood Meeting

May 25, 2022 Testify at Pierce County Council Meeting at Lakewood City Hall

June 1, 2022 Save Parkland School Meeting

June 6, 2022 Save Parkland School Meeting

June 7, 2022 Parkland SafeStreets and Parkland Neighborhood Meeting

June 11, 2022 Rally to Save Parkland School at Trinity Park

June 15, 2022 Attend DCF Dept of Commerce Grant Workshop Zoom

June 21, 2022 Testify at Landmark & Historic Preservation Commission (L&HPC) voted unanimously

NOT to remove from historical register or to demolish Parkland School

June 28, 2022 Met on phone with grant consultant

July 2, 2022 Parkland Community Association meets, reactivates (lapsed in 2014), incorporates and installs officers pending 501(c)(3) status

July 3, 2022 Attend Parkland “Thriving Youth Program” event

July 5, 2022 Testify at Franklin-Pierce School Board Meeting

July 5, 2022 Attend Parkland Neighborhood Watch Meeting

July 6, 2022 Mail letters to PCC and Pierce County Executive requesting staffing support for L&HPC

July 9, 2022 Rally at Parkland School including trash pick up
July 12, 2022 Met on Zoom with President Belton, Phil Edlund, Jesse Paez and Gunnar Johnson

July 16, 2022 Assist Parkland SafeStreets Clean up 138th, 128th, Pacific Avenue and A Street

July 18, 2022 Parkland School placed on most endangered list Washington State Trust for Historic Preservation

July 19, 2022 Testify at Pierce County Council Meeting at PCC Chambers

July 19, 2022 Testify at Pierce County HPC requesting their continued support

July 20, 2022 Met on Zoom with Community Organizer consultant, Tara Parrish

August 2, 2022 Staff SPS booth at Parkland SafeStreets National Night Out at Trinity

August 3, 2022 Council members Hitchen and Campbell receive letter from PLU President Allan

Belton with a “tentative agreement that will grant the county, a community-serving organization, and/or

a community group the time and ability to purchase and develop a viable alternative for the Parkland

School building.” Granting one year to raise 2.85 million to purchase Parkland School.

August 4, 2022 Attend Working Washington Round 5 (WWR5) grant workshop

August 8, 2022 Save Parkland School Meeting

August 10, 2022 Met in person with Historic reals estate consultant, Grace Pleasants, Sampson + One, developer of Gault Middle School

August 15, 2022 Met with District 6, PCC member Jani Hitchen

August 17, 2022 Attend WFEA WWR5 (second opening) at Pantages

August 20, 2022 Staff SPS booth at Garfield Street Fair and Car Show

August 24, 2022 Interview with Allen Zeigler, Tacoma News Tribune

August 24, 2022 Save Parkland School timeline development meeting

August 27, 2022 Staff SPS booth at LeMay Collections at Marymount 44th Annual Open House

September - gathering information and resources from experts on the topics of: 

• grants

• renovation

• legal

• non-profit

• similar projects

Saturday, October 1, 2022 – SPS tabled booth at Bethel School District ABC Event

Monday, October 3, 2022 – Submitted grant application to National Trust for Historic Preservation

Tuesday, October 6, 2022 - Met with Huy Pham and Chris Moore from Washington Trust for Historic Preservation 

Wednesday, October 7, 2022 – SPS Planning dinner

Tuesday, October 13, 2022 – WTHP sent letter to PLU. Parkland School officially on Most Endangered Property List

Tuesday, October 13, 2022 – Save Parkland School meeting, Trinity Lutheran

Sunday, October 16, 2022 – Submitted grant application to Washington Trust for Historic Preservation – Valerie Sivinski Fund grant

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 – Save Parkland School meeting, Trinity Lutheran

Tuesday, Nov 1, 2022  Attended Parkland SafeStreets meeting
Wednesday Nov 2, 2022 SPS planning dinner 

Saturday, November 12, 2022 Attended annual SafeStreets Conference and Workshop, Star Center, Tacoma, WA 

Monday, November 14, Save Parkland School work group

Tuesday, November 22, Save Parkland School Monthly meeting, Trinity Lutheran 

Monday, November 28, Telephone conference with PCA attorney.

Tuesday, November 29, Save Parkland School meeting

Tuesday, December 6, Julie Collison attended Rotary Club of Parkland Spanaway and distributed the newly updated flyers to everyone in attendance.

Thursday, December 8, Julie Collison attended Kiwanis along with Marianne and Melody. Distributed the newly updated flyers to those in attendance.

Monday, December 12, Attended Blue Zone’s Launch at Sprinker Center, Spanaway, WA

Networked

Monday, December 19, Met with Michael Sullivan with referral to Horizon Partners NW to explore private sector development

Tuesday, December 20, Met with Attorney and PLU re: Purchase and Sales Agreement

Tuesday, December 27, 2022 PCA Meeting

Friday, December 30, 2022 Met with Attorney re: Purchase and Sales Agreement

March 1, 2023 Received a professional assessment and feasibility report from Vernon Abelsen, Historical Architect from Seattle, WA.

Contracted with Northwest Vernacular to complete a comprehensive Historic Preservation and Planning Report for Saving Parkland School.

Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 Testified in front of the Washington State House of Representatives in support of funds for Parkland School in House Bill 1147.

March 28, 2023 Negotiated and secured a signed Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Parkland Community Assn. and Pacific Lutheran University

March 28, 2023 PLU has extended our purchase deadline to November 3, 2023. Which provides us 7 months to raise the $2.85 million necessary to purchase Parkland School.

July 3, 2023 Governor Inslee signed the 2023-25 State Capital Budget, which included an appropriation of $500,000 for the Parkland School (Parkland) Project.