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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013
Vol. CXXIV, No. 193
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4 open seats on Foss Waterway Development Authority Board Posted online Thurs., Oct. 3 File Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor Tacoma City Council is looking to fill four volunteer positions (two expired terms and two three-year terms) on the Foss Waterway Development Authority (FWDA) Board. The FWDA Board consists of seven members who are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. Members shall be civic or business leaders with experience in such fields as finance, real estate development, law or construction management and, to the extent possible, a majority of the membership shall be residents of Pierce County. The FWDA will undertake, assist with, and otherwise facilitate the redevelopment of property within and along Thea Foss Waterway (pictured below). More information on the Foss Waterway Development Authority is available online at cityoftacoma. org/government/committees_boards_commissions/ foss_waterway_development_authority/. Applications must be submitted to the City Clerk's Office by Fri., Oct. 18, 2013. To apply, please visit cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact Linnea Meredith at (253) 591-5178, City Clerk's Office, Room 220, Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402.
Holiday ice skating rink will return to downtown Tacoma Posted online Thurs., Oct. 3 Franciscan Polar Plaza, the popular covered, open-air ice rink in the heart of downtown Tacoma at Tollefson Plaza, will return next month for the third year in a row. The rink will open on Fri., Nov. 22 at 4 p.m. General admission is eight dollars. Children five years old and younger can skate for four dollars. Members of the Tacoma Art Museum or Franciscan Health System can skate for six dollars. Seniors and mem-
bers of the military can skate for seven dollars. Skate rental is two dollars. Event sponsors include Franciscan Health System, Tacoma Art Museum, Columbia Bank, Courtyard Marriott, City of Tacoma, Korsmo Construction, Sound Transit, University of Washington Tacoma, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, and the Port of Tacoma. More information is available online at tacomaartmuseum.org/Page.aspx?cid=9292.
State grant could help grow Tacoma's urban forest program The City of Tacoma is poised to receive a funding boost to its urban forestry program thanks to a grant from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. This is the third grant awarded by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to the City of Tacoma in the past three years for urban forestry efforts. In 2010, Tacoma was awarded a $10,000 grant to assist with Tacoma Municipal Code revisions and stakeholder
meetings related to the city's urban forestry and open space programs, and a $20,000 grant to address the city's inventory and strategic urban forest management plan related to Tacoma's neighborhood business districts. The latest grant will help offset the costs of tree planting projects around the city, such as the Hilltop Diversitree Project, which aims to plant more than 200 trees in Tacoma's Hilltop Business District, as well as the purchase of a wide array of tree types, species, and ages in order to support diversifying the city's urban forest and growing the canopy cover from 19 per cent in 2009 to 30 per cent by 2030. The grant funds must be spent by the end of this year. Tacoma City Council is expected to vote on a resolution to accept the grant during its meeting on Tues., Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., First Floor, City Council Chambers.