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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 127
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
Published Published Since Since 1890 1890
City Council appoints 6 people to Tacoma Arts Commission Tacoma City Council has appointed or re-appointed six local residents to the Tacoma Arts Commission. The 15-member commission consists of Tacoma artists, residents, and arts advocates who serve threeyear terms and aim to develop, support, coordinate, sponsor, and present the arts on a year-round basis; create policies to support the ongoing development of arts programs and projects in Tacoma; and administer programs that fund artists and arts organizations. Last month, Tacoma City Council’s Economic Development Committee interviewed 12 candidates to fill six positions on the commission: one person to serve an unexpired term; two people to serve threeyear "At Large" positions; two people to serve threeyear "Professional" positions; and one person to serve an unexpired "Work Professional Artist" position. The candidates included Cynthia Carter (At Large — Council District 1); Joel Chang (At Large — Council District 4); J. Shawn Cole (At Large — Council District 3); Sarah F. Idstrom (At Large — Council District 1); DaneMeyer (At Large, Professional — Council District 3); Kathryn Pascal (At Large, Professional — Council District 1); Hillary Ryan (At Large, Professional — Council District 1); Katrina Toft (At Large, Professional — Council District 2); Liza A. Brown (At Large, Working Professional Artist, Professional — Council District 2); Scott A. Campbell (At Large, Working Professional Artist, Professional — Council District 3); Candi Hall (At Large, Working Professional Artist, Professional — Council District 3); and Ronald J. Lagman (At Large, Working Professional Artist, Professional — Council District 3). On Tuesday, Tacoma City Council approved a resolution that appoints Campbell to a Working Professional Artist position to fill an unexpired term to expire on Dec. 31, 2015; appoint Chang to an At Large position to serve a three-year term to expire on Dec. 31, 2016; appoint Idstrom to an At Large position to serve a three-year term to expire on Dec. 31, 2016; appoint Lagman to an At Large position to fill an unexpired term to expire on Dec. 31, 2015; re-appoint Meyer to a Professional position to serve a three-year term to expire on Dec. 31, 2016; and appoint Toft to a Professional position to serve a three-year term to expire on Dec. 31, 2016.
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Tacoma to close East 11th Street Puyallup River Bridge Posted online Tues., July 1 Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor City of Tacoma officials announced Monday they plan to close the East 11th Street Bridge (pictured) spanning the Puyallup River and attached viaduct through the Port of Tacoma area. "This is going to inconvenience some drivers, but our top priority is to keep people safe," said Tacoma Public Works Director Kurtis Kingsolver. "I wish we could say it was going be short-term, but that's not known and bridge infrastructure costs are difficult for many local communities, not just Tacoma, to absorb." Kingsolver added deterioration to joints, beams, and trusses on the 103-year-old bridge warranted the bridge closure in the interest of public safety. The City of Tacoma took possession of the bridge from the Washington State Department of Transportation in 1995. The bridge closure will not impact bus routes, emergency vehicles, or trucking traffic as a previous 10-ton weight limit went into effect in 2005. However, about 2,000 vehicles per day have continued to use the bridge. Drivers may use one of four other Tacoma-area Puyallup River bridge crossings, though similar issues triggered weight restrictions on the Puyallup Avenue area bridge earlier this year. A definitive closure date has not been set, but is anticipated to occur within the next several weeks. Long-term, the bridge and viaduct's replacement would cost an estimated $40 million with a demolition alternative estimated at $10 million, according to Kingsolver.
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