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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014
Vol. CXXIV, No. 14
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City Council approves TCRA appointments Tacoma City Council Tuesday confirmed the appointments and reappointments of six local residents to serve on the 10-member Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority (TCRA) Board. TCRA is tasked with 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 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 conducted interviews earlier this month and forwarded its recommendations to the full council. "This is a very important organization that makes decisions about housing and other public development projects," said Councilmember Lauren Walker, who also chairs the Neighborhoods and Housing Committee. "There was a lot of interest in this. It was a very difficult decision." Action taken Tuesday at City Hall by councilmembers appoints Chris Van Vechten to the "Attorney" designation, re-appoints Steve Snider and Teresa Colby to the "Banking or Financing" designation, appoints Jason Kors to the "Certified Public Accountant" designation, re-appoints Edward "Curt" Curtis to the "Licensed Realtor or Broker" designation, and appoints Michael McNiel to the "Licensed Realtor or Broker" designation. Each appointee will serve two-year terms that expire on Dec. 31, 2015.
Controlled house fire hones firefighters' skills Posted online Tues., Jan. 21 Photos Courtesy Tacoma Fire Department Tacoma firefighters were in Fife Tuesday to participate in an exercise aimed to hone their skills under live fire conditions. Nearly 30 firefighters battled the controlled blaze, which was set at a vacant house in the 6200 block of 16th Street East and on property owned by Tacoma RV Center in Fife. According to a Tacoma
Fire Department spokesperson, live fire training in a controlled environment is valuable for developing firefighting skills. During the allday training exercise, firefighters conducted interior fire attacks and used thermal imaging cameras to search for and observe fire behavior. Firefighters conducted a similar training exercise in August. View more photos online at tacomadailyindex.com.