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Vol. CXXIII, No. 237
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Wedge neighborhood apartment fire causes $75K in damage
Posted online Fri., Dec. 7 City Council to discuss human services program funding, MLK development planning Tacoma City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at City Hall to discuss funding recommendations for human services programs through the City of Tacoma's community services fund. The city has appropriated funding according to the strategic priorities identified in the City's 2010-2014 Human Services Strategic Plan. During a study session Tuesday, staff will provide information on the 2013 and 2014 external funding recommendations for human services, community mobilization and economic development. A public hearing on the issues is scheduled for later that day at City Hall. In addition, Tacoma Community and Economic Development Department staff will provide an update on the MLK Subarea Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Project. The City is in the process of issuing the first formal draft of the Subarea Plan and associated draft EIS for community review and input. An open house was held on Dec. 5. Councilmembers will not take public comment during this week's study session, which will be held on Tues., Dec. 11 at 12 p.m. in Room 16 of Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St. Audio from the meeting will be broadcast live on TV Tacoma and online at tvtacoma.com. On-demand audio archives are available on the Web within 24 hours of the meeting online at tvtacoma.com.
Posted online Fri., Dec. 7 TV Tacoma program spotlights neighborhood business districts A video program promoting Tacoma's 15 neighborhood business districts will be shown throughout the month of December on TV Tacoma. The project, entitled “Experience Tacoma,” was created to complement promotional campaigns under way by the Neighborhood Business District and Cross District Association. Those campaigns include printed bro-
Washington State ranks number one in the nation for broadband adoption, network speeds and economic structure according to a study released this week by TechNet, a network of CEOs and senior executives that promote the growth of technology-led innovation. "The state's ranking reflects state broadband planning going back to 2008 and more than $2.3 billion in public and private investment in infrastructure and training during that period," said Will Saunders, program and policy director for the Washington State Broadband Office. "The study also confirms that we are ideally positioned for economic growth based on this
work." The state's index rating is based on measures that "promote economic development, build strong communities, improve delivery of government services and upgrade educational programs," according to the study's lead researcher, John B. Horrigan. Horrigan helped write the National Broadband Plan and was a researcher for the Pew Internet and American Life Project. A high broadband adoption rate (77 percent in 2010), network speeds as measured by Akamai, and the state economy's orientation to broadband including information, communica-
Posted online Fri., Dec. 7 Photo Courtesy Tacoma Fire Department Tacoma fire fighters responded early Friday morning to a report of a house fire in the 1600 block of Division Avenue in Tacoma. According to Tacoma Fire spokesperson Joe Meinecke, crews arrived to find a first floor apartment fully charged with smoke and fire. Crews worked swiftly to attack the fire that had burned through the floor into the basement of the building, ventilate the smoke from the area, and alert and evacuate occupants in neighboring units. The fire was contained to the apartment of origin and there were no injuries to report. The vacant apartment was under remodel and the cause of the fire was determined to be spontaneous combustion of oily rags left in a metal can. The fire resulted in an estimated $75,000 damage to the building and its contents. chures and new online Web pages. To view the program online, visit tvtacoma.com. TV Tacoma can be seen on Channel 12 on Click! in the Tacoma City limits, as well as in Pierce County, with the exception of University Place, where TV Tacoma is found on Channel 21. On Comcast, TV Tacoma can be seen on Channel 12 in the Tacoma City limits and on Channel 21 in Pierce County. TV Tacoma is not carried on the Comcast system in University Place.
Report: Wash. earns high marks for broadband service
tion and technology jobs all contributed to Washington's ranking. The full report is available at technet.org. More information about broadband in Washington State can be found at broadband. wa.gov. The Washington State Broadband Office is part of the Washington State Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce is the lead state agency charged with enhancing and promoting sustainable community and economic vitality in Washington. For more information, visit commerce.wa.gov. For information on locating or expanding a business in Washington, visit choosewashington.com.