Lacey, Washington Lacey is a town/city in Thurston County, Washington, United States.
Lacey was originally called Woodland after pioneer Isaac and Catherine Wood, who claimed territory there in 1853. By 1891, the town of Woodland had a large enough populace to apply for a postal service.
Lacey, the small-town Justice of the Peace. The small settlements of Woodland and Chambers Prairie merged into Lacey in the 1950s.
The town/city of Lacey was not officially incorporated until December 5, 1966.
Lacey became a commuter town for Olympia, Fort Lewis and to some extent, Tacoma; in recent years, however, company developments, improve groups, and populace growth have led Lacey to precarious into a town/city in its own right.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 16.51 square miles (42.76 km2), of which, 16.06 square miles (41.60 km2) is territory and 0.45 square miles (1.17 km2) is water. Lacey now features a distinct array of businesses, ranging from retail to warehousing/distribution centers, a large retirement community, a primary mushroom farm, and Weyerhaeuser's corrugated container facility.
As Lacey continues to grow, many businesses continue to feed into the city.
Other businesses that have recently come into Lacey include LA Fitness, Best Buy, Costco, The Home Depot, Lowe's, Thrive Community Fitness Center and many strip malls and market squares.
Sports outfitter Cabela's opened its Lacey locale in November 2007, its first store in the south Puget Sound area. It attracts fishing, hunting, and outside enthusiasts from around the state, many of whom spend more than three hours in the store per visit.
Lacey was the twelfth town/city to be designated an official "Green Power Community" by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency for its use of renewable energy sources; 5% of its total energy use comes from green power sources. It is working to meet its Alternative Energy Initiative, which contains "using 100 percent green electrical energy in all of its municipal buildings, parks, utilities, and 3,000 streetlights and traffic signals; providing electric vehicle charging stations to visitors and employees at its town/city hall and library campus; and initiating conversion of its municipal fleet to energy efficient vehicles powered by electricity, hybrid technology, and 80/20 biofuel." In 2009, Lacey's Alternative Energy Fair was honored with the Award of Excellence for Events, Fairs, and Festivals by the Washington Recreation and Park Association. Lacey has received the "Tree City, USA" designation from the National Arbor Day Foundation for the past eighteen years. In addition to being the home of many enhance and private schools, Lacey is also home to Saint Martin's University, Charter College and Thurston County's biggest school district, North Thurston Public Schools.
Lacey is also home to various faith based schools, such as Holy Family School (Roman Catholic Preschool through 8th grade), Faith Lutheran School (Preschool through 8th Grade) and Foundation Campus, which contains Community Christian Academy (Pre-school to Middle School) and Northwest Christian High School.
Lacey is also the home of Pope John Paul II High School.
Main article: North Thurston Public Schools North Thurston High School South Sound High School (Alternative High School) USA Soccer Goalkeeper Kasey Keller interval up on an egg farm in Lacey; graduating from North Thurston High School in 1988.
NFL Carolina Panthers Running Back Jonathan Stewart graduated from Timberline High School in 2005.
NFL Washington Redskins Pro Bowl Fullback Mike Sellers graduated from North Thurston High School, and returns to Lacey in the off-season.
NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tight End Jerramy Stevens graduated from River Ridge High School.
MMA fighter Brad Blackburn graduated from Timberline High School in Lacey.
Former NFL Defensive End Ron Holmes graduated from Timberline High School.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray graduated from Timberline High School in 1973.
Lacey has a sister town/city in Poland, Minsk Mazowiecki. Lacey Online - Lacey City Council United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Green Power Communities" United States Environmental Protection Agency a b "Lacey Alternative Energy Fair Named Top Event by Washington Recreation and Park Association" Lacey Online - Press Releases "City of Lacey Named Tree City USA for Eighteenth Year" Lacey Online - Press Releases Minutes of a regular meeting of the Lacey City Council held Thursday, January 25, 2007, at Lacey Council Chambers Retrieved October 24, 2009.
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