Edgewood, WA Real Estate Blog

There are still many people raising animals in Edgewood and many dog owners are unaware of the state regulations. According to RCW 16.08.020 your dog may be lawfully killed if it attacks stock animals.

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“When banks compete,…” is right off the same page. All mortgage brokers do the same thing – they shop around and compare rates from different wholesale lenders. Remember, in the end money for mortgages comes from the same wholesale sources.

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T-Mobile is my cell phone carrier. Coverage in Edgewood where I live stinks. I get pretty good service everywhere but around my home on the east side of Edgewood. I have to always forward my phone to my house when nearing home. Forget any type of service inside. Most of the time I can’t even forward my phone if I go outside. If I get out a ladder and climb onto the 2nd story roof, I have a chance of forwarding it.

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This photo epitomizes the summer character of Edgewood I know. Even though the valley soil of Sumner-Puyallup-Fife is much better suited for growing vegetables, small farms used to populate the North Hill of Puyallup (now incorporated into the City of Edgewood). It is the rural character of an island enclave located so close to urban areas and freeways that has made Edgewood a favorite place for those who live here. There still a number of farms in Edgewood, but development is slowly taking its toll.

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I was surprised when I recently learned the City of Edgewood requires a building permit for temporary structures including tents. This means if you want to put up a tent, technically you need a building permit. Want to store your car or boat in one of those temporary canopies? You need a permit.
The [...]

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Recently I received a post card from the Washington Department of Highways. They wanted to let me and other Edgewood residents know they’re holding an open house. The topic is the expansion of Meridian from two to four lanes from 8th St to 36th Street.

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According to John, one of the first truck farmers converting from horses lost a bulldozer when the ground swallowed it up. It happened near the intersection of 20th St E and Freeman Rd. It sank and they only had horses and trucks to try and pull it out. Didn’t work and they lost it.

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I’m a heavy user of the library system. I think its one of the best uses of my tax dollars.
Edgewood belongs to the Pierce County Library System and residents can use any of the branches in the system.
Although the Milton Library is about equal-distant from my home, I generally use the Sumner Library. I [...]

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