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FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2014
Vol. CXXIV, No. 12
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Tacoma seeks artist for Murray Morgan Bridge mural Posted online Weds., Jan. 15 Photo Courtesy City of Tacoma The City of Tacoma is inviting local artists to apply for a $10,000 commission to paint a mural that reflects the history and/or architecture of Tacoma's landmark Murray Morgan Bridge. Qualified applicants will reside in Pierce, Kitsap, or Thurston Counties and be required to paint the mural on the concrete wall of the stormwater collection system underneath the western side of the bridge (pictured above and below). The application deadline is midnight on March 14, 2014. More information is available online at cityoftacoma.org/artsopps.
Tacoma residents will have plenty of opportunities next week to learn more about what's happening in city government. Tacoma City Council will hold a study session, committee of the whole meeting, and regular weekly council meeting on Tuesday afternoon. City Council's Infrastructure, Planning, and Sustainability Committee will meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss some of the accomplishments achieved last year related to Tacoma's Mobility Master Plan, which is the city's blueprint for creating a system of bicycle and pedestrian improvements citywide in an effort to make biking and walking safer and more practical transportation options. Finally, City Council's Public Safety, Human Services, and Education Committee is scheduled TACOMA CITY HALL to meet Thursday afternoon. Here is a look ahead at some notable meetings, events, and issues on deck next week at Tacoma City Hall. -- Todd Matthews, Editor TCRA BOARD APPOINTMENTS Appointments to the 10-member Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority (TCRA) Board are expected to be finalized next week. TCRA serves the local community by administering loans to low-income families who need help buying or repairing their homes, as well as to developers who provide multi-family housing to low-income families. The board also works with businesses that rehabilitate blighted commercial space, as well as with non-profit organizations that provide key services to the local community. The board consists of
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lawyers, bankers, contractors, certified public accountants, and real estate brokers or agents. They serve two-year terms. The board meets at 7:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. City Council's Neighborhoods and Housing Committee interviewed candidates earlier this month and forwarded its recommendations to the full council. If a resolution is adopted on Tuesday, Chris Van Vechten, Steve Snider, Teresa Colby, Jason Kors, Edward "Curt" Curtis, and Michael McNiel will join the TCRA Board. More information is available online at cityoftacoma.org. MLK HOLIDAY Also of interest, administrative offices at Tacoma City Hall and in other City of Tacoma facilities will close on Mon., Jan. 20, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. Also closed on Monday: Tacoma Municipal Court and the City's senior centers. Tacoma's landfill, recycling center, and household hazardous waste facility will open as normally scheduled on Monday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Garbage, recycling, and yard/food waste pick-ups will not be affected. Police and fire personnel will be on duty, and animal conMLK HOLIDAY trol personnel will be on duty from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tacoma Public Library branches will be closed on Saturday and Monday. There will be no parking enforcement by City staff on the holiday. Three major events hosted by the City of Tacoma, University of Washington Tacoma, and Bates Technical College will be held to mark the holiday. Admission is free at the Washington State History Museum in downtown Tacoma. More information is available online at cityoftacoma.org. STAR PROJECT UPDATE Councilmembers will meet
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