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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013
Vol. CXXIV, No. 168
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
Published Published Since Since 1890 1890
Grand Coulee to Grunge Exhibit highlights 8 worldchanging local stories
Posted online Tues., Aug. 27 The Office of Secretary of State will unveil a new exhibit next month that aims to celebrate Washington's greatest accomplishments in business, science, technology and music. Entitled Grand Coulee to Grunge: Eight stories that changed the world, the free, privatelyfunded, image-driven exhibit recounts local feats that have had influences around the globe. Those feats include Weyerhaeuser's rise into a timber empire; construction of the Grand Coulee Dam; the Hanford Nuclear Reservation's role in providing plutonium for the atomic bomb; Boeing's role in aerospace and its contributions to world air travel; Washington's agriculture industry and its role as a leader in the export of apples, wheat, potatoes, wine and other first-class products; innovative companies such as Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco and Amazon.com that have become known globally; Washington musicians who reached stardom and legendary status, from crooner Bing Crosby to famed guitarist Jimi Hendrix to Nirvana; and the roles of Bill Gates and Paul Allen in forming Microsoft and transforming it into a computer software company that helped connect the world and created thousands of "Microsoft millionaires" in Washington alone. "The innovative spirit of Washington is second to none," said Secretary of State Kim Wyman. "We're fortunate to live in a place respected around the world for its innovation, vision and investment in the future. This exhibit captures our global achievements in a way that is very interesting to see." Wyman's Legacy Washington team created the exhibit, which will be displayed in the office lobby on the second floor of the Legislative Building for one year before it travels to heritage organizations statewide. The exhibit is designed to foster a better understanding of Washington, from its unique position along the Pacific Rim to the innovators and risk takers who carried the Washington name to the world stage. The exhibit launches Sept. 4 with a reception in the Capitol Rotunda and the Office of Secretary of State from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The public is invited. The reception will feature remarks from Wyman, musician and activist Krist Novoselic, business leaders, members of Washington's congressional delegation and state legislators. More information is available online at sos. wa.gov.
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Groundbreaking for $1.5M Cheney Stadium sustainable stormwater project Posted online Weds., Aug. 28 Image Courtesy City of Tacoma The City of Tacoma will break ground next week on the second phase of the Cheney Stadium Sustainable Stormwater Project. Beginning this fall, contractors will install more porous asphalt in the parking lot, a large rain garden, pervious concrete sidewalks that will make getting to the game from Scott Pierson Trail and Tyler Street easier, and more than two acres of landscaping with 263 shade trees. The result will be a stadium with a parking lot that filters 10 acres of water on-site so that polluted rainwater doesn't make it downstream to fish and wildlife. The project will use plants, trees and permeable soils to slow down and absorb water running off the stadium's parking lot, which may be dirtied by vehicles with unfixed oil leaks or other dripping fluids. Stan Palmer Construction was awarded the $1.5 million project, which includes up to $1 million in grant funds from the Washington State Department of Ecology with matching City of Tacoma and Cheney Stadium funding. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on outside of Cheney Stadium near the first base entrance to the field on Mon., Sept. 1 at 1:30 p.m. The first phase of the project achieved Silver Greenroads Certification, helping make Tacoma home to the highest concentration of Greenroadscertified projects in the nation.
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Shoreline Master Program community meeting Sept. 5 Posted online Weds., Aug. 28 Tacoma residents are invited to learn more about proposed updates to the City of Tacoma's Shoreline Master Program. The City of Tacoma's Shoreline Master Program, updated in 2011 after four years of study and stakeholder discussion, received conditional approval by the Washington State Department of Ecology earlier this month. In accordance with the State's guidelines, the City of Tacoma has 30 days, until Sept. 18, to accept, reject or propose alternatives to the Washington State Department of Ecology's conditions. Tacoma City Council discussed the issue during its study session on Aug. 23. To learn more, residents are invited to a community meeting on Thurs., Sept. 5 at 6 p.m., at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street, in room 708. Tacoma City Council will continue its discussion of the Washington State Department of Ecology's conditional approval on Sept. 10 and consider options to respond for possible Tacoma City Council action on Sept. 17. City of Tacoma staff will keep stakeholders informed through the process of formulating a response. To view additional background information, including the conditional approval packet from the Washington State Department of Ecology, the tentative schedule for Tacoma City Council deliberations, and the Shoreline Master Program packet that was submitted to the Washington State Department of Ecology in November 2011, please visit cityoftacoma. org/planning and click on "Shoreline Master Program Update."
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