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Vol. CXXIV, No. 62
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Record Tacoma rainfall stalls Sun King's return
Article By Todd Matthews, Editor File Photo Courtesy Tom Morandi Record rainfall last month has delayed a project to move Tacoma's Sun King sculpture out of storage and into a public park in downtown Tacoma. Seven years ago, the three-ton, 15-foot-tall, 22-footwide steel frame sculpture wrapped in a silicon bronze skin was removed from the corner of Broadway and South 13th Street — its home for three decades — to make way for a new piece of Tacoma's 'Sun public art. Today, the piece, King,' a three-ton, which was created by Corval- 15-foot-tall, 22-footlis, Ore.-based sculptor Tom wide steel frame Morandi nearly 40 years ago, sculpture by Corsits in storage at the City of vallis, Ore., artist Tacoma's Fleet Operations Tom Morandi was Headquarters. originally installed In December, the City of outside the former Tacoma began to accept bids Sheraton Hotel in on a $25,000 project that downtown Tacoma. would take Sun King out of It was later placed storage and place it in a park in storage to make located at South 15th Street way for a new sculpand Dock Street, near Thea ture. Sun King could Foss Waterway. The bid deadbe put on display line expired on Dec. 19. Five again soon, this time contractors submitted bids, at a park near Thea with Puyallup, Wash.-based Foss Waterway. D & D Construction submitting the least expensive bid and being awarded the contract. In March, City of Tacoma staff told the Tacoma Daily Index the goal was to pour a concrete base for the sculpture at the public park site during the week of March 17. One month later, after allowing the concrete ample time to dry, the contractor planned to move the sculpture out of storage and install it in the park. That plan has changed, however, due to record rainfall in the Seattle-Tacoma area last month. According to the National Weather Service, approximately 9.44 inches fell at Sea-Tac Airport as of Sun., March 30, breaking all previous records for March. In Tacoma,
approximately 7.9 inches fell in Tacoma as of Fri., March 28, breaking the previous record for March. "We were hoping to pour concrete on Wednesday of this week, but the contractor decided to wait based on the weather reports we were getting last Thursday," explained Tacoma Public Works Project Engineer Dan Cederlund on Monday. "He wants three days of no rain: one to dig, one to form the concrete, and one to pour the concrete. I know the weather reports have improved over the weekend and we could have moved forward, but last Thursday it did not look good." Once the concrete is poured, the contractor and the City of Tacoma are expected to wait three-to-four weeks before the sculpture is moved out of storage and
placed in the park. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and comprehensive coverage of Tacoma's Sun King, visit our Web site for the following articles: -- Could Tacoma's Sun King see light of day by summer? (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 26, 2014) -- Sun King In Storage: It's no castle, but a Tacoma repair shop is home for now (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 11, 2014) -- Sun King Dethroned: Can Tacoma ever appreciate this piece of public art? (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 5, 2014) -- A new home for Tacoma's Sun King? (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 3, 2013)
Public meeting April 15 to discuss Browns Point Lighthouse Park improvements Metro Parks Tacoma will hold a public meeting this month to discuss improvements to Browns Point Lighthouse Park. According to Metro Parks Tacoma's Web site, the $84.3 million bond measure approved by voters in 2005 directed $500,000 toward the park to create accessible pathways and a promenade, demolish the existing parking garage, create additional parking, and provide new park furnish-
ings. In 2008, the garage was removed and a gravel area was created for temporary parking. Three years later, roof replacement projects on Keeper's cottage, history center, boathouse, and bellhouse were completed. During a public meeting on Tues., April 15, at 6 p.m. at St. Matthew Episcopal Church (Parish Hall), 6800 Eastside Dr. NE, attendees will have an opportunity to share their ideas about
parking options, accessibility improvements, and general park enhancements. The entire park improvement project is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2015. Browns Point Lighthouse Park is located at 201 Tulalip St. NE, in Tacoma. More information is available online at metroparkstacoma.org/browns-point-lighthouse-park.