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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
Vol. CXXIV, No. 12
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Inslee sworn in as Wash. governor
Tacoma City Council OKs Johnny's Seafood property sale Posted online Weds., Jan. 16 Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Image Courtesy BCRA Tacoma City Council voted Tuesday to approve a plan to sell a parcel of land along Thea Foss Waterway to Pacific Seafood Co. and Johnny's Seafood Co., which has leased the property for nearly 40 years. The move allows the city to declare the 28,000 square foot parcel surplus property and sell it to Pacific Seafood for $700,000. The property also includes a 7,720 square foot building that serves as the company's retail and commercial seafood operations hub. Pacific Seafood plans to invest approximately $1.3 million in improvements to the building, including the construction of a new cafe and bistro, according to documents prepared by City of Tacoma staff. As part of the agreement, Pacific Seafood agrees to complete the public waterfront esplanade that fronts the building. The city-owned property is located at 1199 Dock Street and is managed by the Foss Waterway Development Authority. City council's community and economic development committee was briefed on the proposal last month. City officials see the move as one way to create more
local jobs, strengthen the city's tax base and revitalize the area around Thea Foss Waterway. "This is an exciting development for the City of Tacoma, which looks forward to the new energy this will certainly infuse into the area," said Community and Economic Development Director Ricardo Noguera. "This property was being managed by the Foss Waterway Development Authority, and the funds generated from this sale will be used to support Foss Waterway Development Authority operations in the 20132014 biennium." "Being a local, Northwest family-owned business since 1941, Pacific Seafood is proud and excited to be part of the Tacoma community through the purchase of Johnny's Seafood in 2006 and re-investment in the Foss Waterway development project in 2013," said Bob Simon, general manager of Pacific Seafood. "'Seafood heritage' is an important part of the Tacoma waterfront history that Pacific Seafood played a behind-the-scenes role in as a vendor/supplier to Johnny's Seafood for many years. We feel it is a benefit to the community to keep this heritage alive for future generations as a seafood supplier and employer in Tacoma and the Northwest."
Posted online Weds., Jan. 16 Jay Inslee was sworn in as Washington's 23rd governor Wednesday and delivered his inaugural address to a joint session of the Legislature in Olympia. Inslee said job creation was the state's "top priority today, tomorrow, and every day for the next four years" and WashINSLEE ington "must move swiftly to put the recession behind us. "A new world economy is emerging from the depths of this recession, and while its contours and relationships are not fully understood to us, we do know two things," added Inslee. "One: with our uniquely powerful fusion of values and talents, Washington State has the potential to lead the next wave of world-changing innovations. Two: the world will not wait for us." Inslee took the oath of office in the rotunda of the Legislative Building, surrounded by hundreds of friends, family members, and citizens from throughout the state. The oath is historically given during a joint session of the Legislature, but the governor moved it to the rotunda to include more Washingtonians. In attendance at today's ceremonies were Inslee's wife, Trudi, his three sons and two grandchildren. He was introduced by Denis Hayes, CEO of the Bullitt Foundation and a principal founder of Earth Day, who described the economic challenges facing the state and the opportunities to lead in innovative new industries such as clean energy. "When I've spoken with Jay about what he intends to accomplish while governor, he speaks with excitement and conviction about his vision for a sustainable, prosperous Washington that will be a model for the world," said Hayes. In his inaugural speech, Inslee touched on a range of timely issues including gun violence and school safety. He emphasized the need for more STEM education, saying subjects like science, technology, engineering and math are to the next generation what the three Rs were to his generation. He described his intent to bring "disruptive change" to Olympia to make government more efficient and the need to implement cost-saving health care reforms.
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