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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 83
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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City seeks candidates for Sustainable Tacoma Commission Posted online Tues., April 29 Individuals interested in working with the City of Tacoma to increase sustainability and oversee the implementation of its aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals are encouraged to apply for membership on the Sustainable Tacoma Commission. Formed in 2009 in response to the City's first Climate Action Plan, the Sustainable Tacoma Commission provides an opportunity to connect and collaborate with others working in environmental stewardship, communicate sustainability goals to Tacoma City Council, work with the Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability to oversee the City's programs promoting sustainability, and dedicate time and energy to making Tacoma a more environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable community. Tacoma City Council is looking to fill five seats: three new three-year terms, an unexpired two-year term, and an unexpired one-year term. Members are needed who provide a balanced representation of various stakeholders, including the environmental community, small business, labor, housing, industry and port, transportation, education, the building industry, and residents. Duties of the Sustainable Tacoma Commission include coordinating with the Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability to oversee the City's sustainability programs and greenhouse gas reduction goals; providing annual progress reports to the public; com-
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Series continues May 7 with historic architecture tour Posted online Tues., April 29 Photo Courtesy City of Tacoma The fifth annual Walk Tacoma series continues next week with a walking tour of Tacoma's unique architecture. The 1.5-mile walk, sponsored by AHBL, will begin at noon on Weds., May 7, at Wells Fargo Plaza near South 12th Street and Pacific Avenue. The walk will be led by architect and Tacoma City Councilmember David Boe. Walkers will learn more about downtown Tacoma's historic buildings and landmarks, such as the Old Post Office Building, Murray Morgan Bridge, Old City Hall, and the Northern Pacific Building. There is no need to pre-register for the event. Walk Tacoma 2014 is an eight-event walking series held on first and third Wednesdays, from April through August. The fun, themed walks encourage downtown employees and residents to exercise and enjoy the outdoors by discovering the different walking routes and parks in downtown Tacoma. The walks are scheduled at the lunch hour and just after work to encourage downtown employees to walk during their workday, whether it is to and from work or at a lunch break. Walking maps of the routes are available at no cost at Downtown On the Go, 950 Pacific Ave., Suite 300, at many downtown businesses, or by contacting Meagan Kula, Downtown On the Go Coordinator, at (253) 682-1734 or dotg@tacomachamber.org. municating barriers to and incentives for implementation to Tacoma City Council; and creating a forum for regular public comment and community involvement. Applications must be submitted to the City Clerk's Office by Weds., May 14. To apply, please visit cityof-
tacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact Linnea Meredith at (253) 591-5178, City Clerk's Office, Room 11, Tacoma Municipal Building, 733 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402. More information is available online at cityoftacoma.org.
Tacoma Power honored for Cushman Dam ďŹ sh passage operation
Posted online Tues., April 29 The National Hydropower Association has named Tacoma Power a recipient of an Outstanding Stewards of America Award for Operational Excellence for its work at the Cushman Dam North Fork Powerhouse and Fish Facility. Working in partnership with the Skokomish Indian Tribe and natural resource agencies, Tacoma Power designed a unique system for using
water discharged from turbines to attract migrating adult fish into a collector. The new fish collection and transportation facility re-opens fish passage on the North Fork Skokomish River in Mason County, which has been blocked since the two Cushman dams were built in the late 1920s. According to Tacoma Power officials, the result is clean, renewable energy for 1,700 Northwest homes while supporting upstream
and downstream fish passage for coho, spring chinook, steelhead, and sockeye salmon. "Tacoma Power's efforts to re-establish the endangered salmon and steelhead populations upstream of their projects while increasing clean, reliable hydropower generation are the definition of good water stewardship," said National Hydropower Association Executive Director Linda Church Ciocci.