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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Vol. CXXIII, No. 218
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Green Projects
2 grants aim to make Tacoma public works more eco-friendly
Artists invited to create welcome gateway to downtown Tacoma Posted online Tues., Nov. 6 Photo Courtesy Sound Transit The City of Tacoma invites artists and/or artist teams living in the United States to respond to a Request for Qualifications for a $185,000 Sound Transit Public Art Program (STart) commission by midnight, Pacific Standard Time, on Mon., Dec. 17, 2012. The selected artist or artist team will create gateway artwork for the south entry to downtown Tacoma at Pacific Avenue and South 26th Street. STart is collaborating with the City's Arts Program staff in managing this project. "This gateway artwork that Sound Transit is commissioning is part of a larger capital project that has reshaped the south end of downtown Tacoma," said Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride. "When Sound Transit extended its Seattle-Tacoma
Sounder commuter rail line from the Dome District to South Tacoma and Lakewood, a new entry to the southern edge of our museum-rich downtown area was created." This new entry is framed by the Pacific Bridge overpass (pictured) and a landscaped berm that elevates the rail line. Artwork welcoming people to downtown Tacoma is anticipated to be on either side of the berm areas flanking Pacific Avenue. If the selected artist or artist team proposes additional sites for consideration, they would work with Sound Transit to determine where the artwork would best be situated. For a complete prospectus, visit tacomaculture. org/arts/opportunities.asp or soundtransit.org/ start.
Man impersonating utility worker asks to enter Tacoma woman's house A Tacoma woman reported Wednesday that a man identifying himself as a Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) employee tried to get into her South Tacoma house. According to TPU spokesperson Nora Doyle, the man said the utility was working in the area and that he needed to enter to check the water pressure. The man wore civilian clothing and a safety vest, and he carried a clipboard. The woman declined to let him in; he eventually left in an unmarked station wagon. "The man was not a utility employee," added Doyle. Doyle recommends that if someone knocks at the door and claims to be a representative of TPU, individuals should ask to see the person's
identification badge. All utility employees have a badge with their photo and the utility logo on it. Utility workers in the field drive vehicles marked with a utility logo and wear clothing with a visible logo. The logo could be Tacoma Public Utilities, Tacoma Water or Tacoma Power. "Utility employees rarely ask to enter a home," said Doyle. "Typically, they're checking a meter or connecting water or power service, which is done outside the home." If someone suspicious is at the door, call 911. If the person has left the area, call the Tacoma Police Department's non-emergency line at (253) 798-4721.
The City of Tacoma's public works operations could soon become a little greener. Tacoma City Council Tuesday voted to receive grants totaling $412,500 from the Washington State Department of Ecology to fund two eco-friendly projects. The first grant, totaling $75,000, will allow city staff to evaluate the feasibility of establishing additional composting and anaerobic digestion capacity. According to city officials, the lack of sufficient capacity has slowed the city's ability to divert more organics from the waste stream and to generate energy from that organic material. This study will show whether it will be financially and environmentally feasible for the city to build a facility to meet these needs. The second grant, totaling $337,500, will allow Tacoma's asphalt plant to utilize recycled asphalt roofing shingles and asphalt pavement material in the production of new asphalt for city street resurfacing and repair. The most recent waste audit showed over 2,100 tons of asphalt shingles and 32,000 tons of food and other organic waste were disposed of in 2009, according to city staff. The grant will pay for the needed equipment and a portion of the related installation and design costs. Both grants require Tacoma to contribute $137,500 in matching funds from its public works budget.
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