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Tacoma street could be renamed to honor Lowell Elementary School principal
Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Images Courtesy Tacoma Public Schools / Lowell Elementary School A group of students at Lowell Elementary School in Tacoma has submitted a request to City Hall to rename a section of roadway near their school to honor their late principal. Bob Dahl, former principal of Lowell Elementary School, passed away on March 18, 2012, at the age of 58 after he was hospitalized following a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease in which the lungs develop scar tissue of unknown causes, according to Tacoma Public Schools officials. Dahl began working A group of students for the school district in at Lowell Elementary 1983 when he was hired School in Tacoma as a fifth-grade teacher has submitted a reat Oakland Elementary. quest to City Hall to He also taught at DeLong rename a section of Elementary School as a roadway near their fifth-grade teacher from school to honor their 1987 to 1994. He worked late principal, Bob as an administrative asDahl, who passed sistant at Reed Elemenaway last year. Stutary School from 1994 to dents prepared more 1995, and served as printhan a dozen handcipal of Stanley Elemendrawn maps of the tary School from 1995 to area and the section 1997. He began as princiof the street to be pal of Lowell in 1997. renamed. Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled this week to consider a nomination to rename a half-block section of North 13th Street at Yakima Avenue near Lowell Elementary "Mr. Dahl Drive." According to Sue A. Keene, a fifth-grade teacher at Lowell Elementary School, students have gathered 156 signatures in support of the proposal. The nomination also includes more than five-dozen letters from students requesting the street name honor, as well as more than a dozen hand-drawn maps of the area and the section of the street to be renamed. The school's PTA has also offered to help cover some of the expenses related to new signs and changing the school's address, which is the only building that would be affected if the nomination is approved. "Mr. Dahl was the beloved principal at Lowell for 15 years," wrote Keene in a Jan. 17 letter to the landmarks commission. "He saw many children go through Lowell and contributed greatly to their aca-
demic, physical, and emotional development. Everyone speaks highly of Mr. Dahl. It was a tremendous loss to the school and the community when he unexpectedly passed away last year. "We understand that you would probably like the students to commemorate their principal in another way, with a plaque or bench, but that just wouldn't have the same affect," added Keene. "The students are only asking to change a small part of North 13th Street, the part that dead ends at their school. The only people who use this street are from the Lowell Community. In considering a name change you would be contributing to the educational growth of
these students and this community. They would understand that they can make a difference." During this week's meeting, the landmarks commission will decide whether the nomination is complete. If so, a public hearing will be scheduled before the commission makes a final decision on the nomination. If approved by the commission, the nomination will be forwarded to Tacoma City Council for final approval. Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled to discuss the nomination during its meeting on Weds., Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the Tacoma Municipal Building, Room 248, located at 747 Market St.
Posted online Fri., Feb. 22 Tacoma City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at City Hall to be briefed on legislative issues related to Pierce County community and technical colleges. Additionally, Sound Transit staff will update councilmembers on the Tacoma Link light rail expansion plan; city staff will provide a summary of the recommended modifications to Tacoma's human services strategic plan to prepare for the
mental health and chemical dependency funding process and projected revenue; and government relations officer Randy Lewis will provide councilmembers with a legislative update. Councilmembers will not take public comment during the study session, which will be held on Tues., Feb. 26 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.
Tacoma City Council to discuss community colleges, Link light rail