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MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 76
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7 locals could serve on Human Services Commission, TCRA Posted online Fri., April 18 Tacoma City Council is poised to appoint or reappoint seven local residents to two City of Tacoma boards and commissions next week. Eileen Armstrong, Jasmine Brown, and Kelly McDonald could be appointed to serve on the City of Tacoma's Human Services Commission for three-year terms each that would expire on April 30, 2017. Allen Ratcliffe could be appointed to a three-year term that would expire on April 30, 2017. Finally, Alan "Bob" Winslow could be appointed to fill an unexpired term that would expire on April 30, 2015. Tacoma City Council's Public Safety, Human Services, and Education Committee interviewed applicants and made recommendations for appointments and re-appointments during its meeting on Thurs., April 3. The 15-member Human Services Commission conducts public hearings, accepts and reviews proposals, selects projects, and makes recommendations to Tacoma City Council. The commission also serves as a resource for implementation of the City of Tacoma's Human Services Strategic Plan. Membership aims to reflect community diversity as it relates to race, culture, gender, age, socioeconomics, and geography. The commission meets at 6 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Rea Hagan could be re-appointed to serve on the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority (TCRA) board for a term that would expire on Dec. 31, 2015. Helen-Hien Tran could be appointed to a twoyear term that would expire on Dec. 31, 2015. 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 multifamily 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. Members serve two-year terms. The board meets at 7:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Tacoma City Council's Neighborhoods and Housing Committee interviewed applicants and made appointment and re-appointment recommendations during its meeting on Mon., April 7. Tacoma City Council is scheduled to vote on two resolutions to approve the appointments and re-appointments during its meeting on Tues., April 22, at 5 p.m., at the Tacoma Municipal Building, City Council Chambers, 747 Market St., in downtown Tacoma. A copy of the agenda is available online at tacomadailyindex.com.
Public hearing scheduled for Shops and Stables Building historic nomination Posted online Fri., April 18 Photo Courtesy Caroline T. Swope / City of Tacoma Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing next week regarding a nomination to place the former Tacoma Municipal Barn on the city's register of historic places. The building, also known as the "City Shops and Stables Building" and located at 2324 S. C St., was built in 1910 at a cost of approximately $30,000, according to the nomination prepared by Caroline T. Swope, a preservation consultant at Kingstree Studios, on behalf of Historic Tacoma. "The Municipal Barn embodies the transitional period between horse-dominated transportation and automobiles, and is a rare example of a Craftsman style concrete building," wrote Swope in the nomination. Highlights from the historic nomination include: -- A grand opening on March 7, 1910, included a display of freshly brushed horses wearing pink ribbons, comments from Tacoma Mayor John W. Linck, and free sandwiches, coffee, and cigars; -- At one point, the building was home to 53
horses, six cats who kept the premises free of mice, and a goat named "Billy"; -- Manure produced by the City's horses, and picked up from the streets by the street cleaning team, was used in residential gardens; -- In addition to holding horses, wagons, a feed grinder, and a blacksmith shop, the building also served machinists, broom-makers, carpenters, painters, and pipe-fitters; -- Building designer and City engineer Wilbur C. Raleigh was also the supervising engineer for the construction of the Murray Morgan Bridge and the Puyallup River Bridge. Last month, Tacoma's Landmark Preservation Commission reviewed the nomination and determined the building met the criteria required to be nominated to the local historic register. Following the public hearing and close of the public comment period, the nomination could be approved by the commission and forward to Tacoma City Council for final approval. The public hearing will be held on Weds., April 23, at 5:30 p.m., at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Room 248, in downtown Tacoma. Copies of the agenda and meeting materials are available online at tacomadailyindex.com.