Three vacant parcels originally purchased by Tacoma Water in 2002 are now in play as future sites for affordable housing, the result of a no-cost transfer to Pierce County approved by the Tacoma City Council on Oct. 27.
The sites include 0.97 acres at 9512 E. 17th Ave.; 1.037 acres at 10240 18th Ave. S.; and 0.679 acres at 10737 Ainsworth Ave. S.
The properties originally were acquired for a potential well site as part of the Southeast Tacoma Mutual water system acquisition, according to the council’s action memorandum. “However, the well site was never built, and Tacoma Water determined there is no foreseeable need to retain the properties,” it added…