Jurisdictions
State: Washington https://access.wa.gov/
County: Thurston https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/tchome/Pages/default.aspx
City: Lacey https://cityoflacey.org/
- Lacey Public Works Department (to report sidewalk problems, street lights out, etc.) https://cityoflacey.org/lacey-311/
Zipcode: 98513 (Note that in some automated systems, this will come up as “Olympia” even though we are legally LACEY. Don’t worry! Mail will still get here, even with the wrong city name.)
Fire: Lacey Fire District #3 https://laceyfire.com/ non-emergency (360) 491-2410 Nearest fire station is at 6500 Mullen Rd. SE, roughly 2.5 miles depending on where you are in the neighborhood.
Police: City of Lacey non-emergency (360) 704-2740
Animal Services: Joint Animal Services (“the pound” or “animal control”) 3120 Martin Way E. (360) 352-2510
Property legal and tax information: https://www.co.thurston.wa.us/assessor/ You can look up your property and tax amounts, download a copy of your annual tax assessment, and find a complete breakdown of where your property taxes go to. To pay your property taxes, go to https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/treasurer .
Utilities & Services
Water/Sewer: City of Lacey Utilities (360) 491-3214
Electricity/gas: Puget Sound Energy https://www.pse.com/ (888) 225-5773
Trash/recycling PICK-UP: LeMay Pacific Disposal http://www.thurston.lemayinc.com/ (360) 923-0111
Our trash is picked up on Thursday. Recycling is picked up every other week; on their website, we are “Week B.” Glass is picked up every other recycling week; on their website, we are “Week B1.” Trash cans are very dark green. Cardboard, etc. recycling cans are green with white/cream lids. Yard waste recycling cans are blue. Glass may be put out in any rigid container between 5 and 20 gallons that has drainage on the bottom; you may put out more than one container. For complete instructions of what is acceptable to recycle, go to the website! (For a private-run, paid option to recycle lots of things that LeMay doesn’t take, check out www.Ridwell.com.)
Trash/recycling/dump INFORMATION on ‘Where do I take my…?”: Thurston County Public Works Garbage & Recycling https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/pw/sw-grhome/Pages/sw-Main.aspx or call (360) 867-2491
Intercity Transit (IT) Bus routes: https://www.intercitytransit.com/ (360) 786-1881 ALL IT BUS ROUTES (and Dial-A-Lift) ARE FREE! Route #64 runs down Balustrade Blvd. and proceeds up Rainier Rd/College St. SE to the Lacey transit center on 6th Ave. SE; Route #94 runs on Yelm Highway toward town up Boulevard Ave. and down State Ave. to the Olympia transit center downtown.
North Thurston School District
North Thurston School District
To see School Calendars: News > School Calendars
Elementary school: Horizons 4601 – 67th Ave SE (on Rainier Rd. SE) (360) 412-4710
Middle school: Komachin (Kuh-MAH-chin) 3650 College St. SE (360) 412-4740
High school: Timberline 6120 Mullen Rd. SE (360) 412-4860
Local Helpful FB Groups
(These are NOT associated with the HOA Board. Most groups are open to all the Horizon Pointe areas; some include surrounding areas beyond.) There is a NextDoor group, as well.
-Horizon Pointe Lacey, Washington (largest and most active)
-Horizon Pointe Hands With Heart
-Horizon Pointe Lacey WA
-Horizon Pointe Lacey Missing Pets
-Horizon Pointe Lacey Neighborhood Watch
-Horizon Pointe Community Sale Group
-Horizon Pointe Neighbors Questions/Business/Sales/Help/Anything
-Horizon Pointe Walking
Other helpful local FB pages
-Virtually all local governments and agencies have pages you can follow for announcements
-Thurston Co. Scanner, News, & Weather Blog – Privately owned and run by humorous hosts #NotCraig and #NotKaren, this site posts news of things going on with police and fire locally, major weather news, notices of traffic accidents and tie-ups, and the latest delivery truck vs. Mullen Road Trestle contest winner.
-Lost and Found Pets of Thurston County, WA and Surrounding Areas
-Olympia-Lacey Lost and Found Pets