Growth & Development/September 23, 2026
Enumclaw's Flock cameras: eight plate readers and the rules
Enumclaw's eight Flock license plate readers went up in 2026 after a 5 to 2 council vote. Locations, policy, cost, and the audit due in 2027.
Growth & Development
New projects, land use, housing, construction, roads, and what is changing around town.
Growth & Development/September 21, 2026
Ten mornings a year, the schools count everybody
On October 1 Enumclaw's eight schools take the second of ten enrollment counts. What it pays for, the 4,807 seats, and the $80.4 million nobody has funded.
Growth & Development/September 18, 2026
The gas company is city hall
Enumclaw is one of two Washington cities that owns its gas utility. What the I-2066 ruling changes, what carbon now costs, and when the council sets 2027 rates.
Growth & Development/September 18, 2026
Ten Trails: six thousand houses in a coal town
What a Ten Trails house costs in September 2026, which builders are selling, how the 6,050 home plan survived a decade of lawsuits, and what it means for Enumclaw.
Growth & Development/September 7, 2026
A 5:30 a.m. Start and Wildflowers: A Morning at Paradise
Travel photographer @lukekellytravels shares a five-stop morning itinerary for Mount Rainier’s Paradise side, with practical timing tips for beating the summer crowds.
Growth & Development/September 2, 2026
Highway 410 Squeezes to One Lane Past the Washout—Here’s What to Expect
WSDOT has reopened a single lane of Highway 410 between Enumclaw and Greenwater, with temporary traffic signals controlling the flow at the washout site.
Growth & Development/June 20, 2026
Tahoma Has Been There the Whole Time, and It’s a Volcano
Mount Rainier looms over every clear-day view from Enumclaw, but the familiar silhouette belongs to an active stratovolcano that also happens to be the most topographically prominent peak in the contiguous United States.