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FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 133
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New loan program aims to save heritage Tacoma buildings File Photo Courtesy Kevin Freitas The City of Tacoma is promoting a new loan program that aims to encourage property owners to rehabilitate, preserve, and adaptively re-use their historic commercial and retail properties. A new loan program "Tacoma's historic administered by the City of properties give our Tacoma that aims to encommunity charac- courage property owners to ter and provide a lot rehabilitate, preserve, and of appeal," said City adaptively re-use their hisof Tacoma Historic toric commercial and retail Preservation Officer properties comes nearly five Reuben McKnight. years after the Luzon Build"We want them ocing, constructed in 1890 cupied, looking good, in downtown Tacoma, was and open for busidemolished after decades ness." of deferred maintenance. People with prop"Tacoma's historic propererties listed on the ties give our community City of Tacoma Reg- character and provide a lot ister of Historic of appeal," said City of TaPlaces who are ap- coma Historic Preservation proved and meet unOfficer Reuben McKnight. derwriting criteria "We want them occupied, can use the Historic looking good, and open for Rehabilitation and business. This [loan proRepair Loan Program] will provide a nongram to make enve- conventional option which lope improvements, can make the difference in building systems tipping the scale towards and restoration, or investment." repair of exterior historic elements, so long as the projects meet historic preservation guidelines. Interest rates are based on
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the 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note, plus one-percent. The loans, which can paid back over 10 years, will range from $20,000 to $100,000 and provide up to 50 percent in gap financing in combination with the borrower's other financial resources. McKnight noted the program protects the public's investment by placing a temporary lien on the property that's removed once the load is repaid. Exclusively residential properties, additions and routine maintenance are excluded from the program. "This tool will provide a non-conventional option which can make the difference in tipping the scale towards investment," added McKnight. For more details or an application, contact Jacinda Howard, in the City of Tacoma's Community and Economic Development Department, at (253) 591-5221 or jhoward@cityoftacoma.org.
History comes to life at Tacoma Cemetery tour The Tacoma Historical Society, Tacoma Cemetery, and Fort Nisqually Time Travelers invite you to experience local history as it comes to life in a unique way at the Sixth Annual Living History Cemetery Tour. A group of living history re-enactors will portray notable figures who had an impact on local history as they share their life stories from their grave sites.
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The event will be held on Fri., July 18, between 6 p.m. and 7:40 p.m., and on Sat., July 19, between 5:40 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. at Tacoma Cemetery, located at 4801 South Tacoma Way. Tours start every 20 minutes. Tickets are $10. Advance reservations are required by calling Tacoma Cemetery at (253) 472-3369. More information is available online at tacomahistory.org.
Tacoma City Council seeks to fill four volunteer positions on Tacoma's Planning Commission. Residents living in Council District No. 1, covering parts of North and West Tacoma, or those who live anywhere in Tacoma and are able to represent development, environmental, or transportation interests are urged to apply. Tacoma's Planning Commission develops and updates the Comprehensive Plan and its elements; formulates effective and efficient land use and development regulations and processes that implement the Comprehensive Plan; and reviews various planning issues, such as area-wide zoning reclassifications, moratoria, interim zoning, pre-annexation planning, historic district designation, urban design, and transportation and capital facilities programs. The Planning Commission consists of nine members appointed by Tacoma City Council for three-year terms. Commission meetings occur the first and third Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. More information about Tacoma's Planning Commission is available online at cityoftacoma.org or by contacting Lihuang Wung in the City of Tacoma's Planning and Development Services Department at (253) 591-5682. Applications must be submitted to the Tacoma City Clerk's Office by Weds., July 23. To apply, please visit cityoftacoma.org, contact Linnea Meredith in the City Clerk's Office,, Room 11, Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St., in downtown Tacoma, or call (253) 591-5178.