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TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 140
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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3 candidates apply to serve on Tacoma Board of Building Appeals By Todd Matthews, Editor Three people have applied to serve on the City of Tacoma's Board of Building Appeals. The seven-member panel reviews and provides recommendations to Tacoma City Council on new additions, amendments, and proposed changes to the City of Tacoma's Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire, Dangerous Building, Minimum Housing, and Energy codes. The board also holds public hearings and makes decisions on appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Building Official or Fire Chief relative to the application and interpretation of the Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire, and Energy codes. Finally, the panel hears appeals of orders or decisions made by the Hearing Officer for the Dangerous Building or Minimum Housing codes. Last Month, the City of Tacoma issued a call for applicants two fill two five-year terms on the board. Lau-
Metro Parks Tacoma to remove decayed totem pole Photo Courtesy Metro Parks Tacoma Metro Parks Tacoma plans to remove a totem pole from a public park located on the city's east side. The totem pole was commissioned by a citizens group during the 1970s as part of a neighborhood arts grant, carved by Lummi Tribe member Joseph Washington, and placed in Portland Avenue Park. Two years ago, Metro Parks Tacoma officials informed community members the pole was showing severe signs of decay and would need to be removed. According to park officials, a large piece recently fell off the totem pole, prompting are neighbors to contact park officials due to public safety concerns. An artist
with the Lummi Tribe has expressed interest in acquiring the pole, seeking restoration funding, and housing it inside a tribal education facility. Metro Parks Tacoma officials plan to remove the totem pole this week. Portland Avenue Park is located at 3513 E. Portland Ave., in Tacoma. Park officials are coordinating the transfer of the totem pole to the Lummi Business Council, and will work with Tacoma Public Utilities to move the totem pole to a temporary off-site storage location pending final transfer or declination by the Lummi Tribe. More information is available online at metroparkstacoma.org.
rie Bischof, Dan Fishburn, and Kellene Richards are expected to be interviewed by Tacoma City Council's Infrastructure, Planning, and Sustainability Committee during a public meeting on Weds., July 23, at 4:30
p.m., at the Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St., Room 16, in downtown Tacoma. Copies of the agenda and meeting materials are available online at tacomadailyindex.com.
Pierce County unveils FootGolf course at Fort Steilacoom Park
Photo Courtesy Pierce County Pierce County officials debuted the new sport of FootGolf at a noon ceremony on Fri., July 18, at Fort Steilacoom Park. FootGolf is similar to golf, but is played on a golf course with a soccer ball, 18 shorter holes, 21" diameter cups and players kick the ball instead of using clubs. Participants play with a soccer ball on a golf course with a tee box, fairways, hazards, and a score card. The goal is to get the ball in the hole with the least amount of kicks possible. FootGolf courses are springing up all around the country at the rate of about one per week, according to Pierce County officials. "The similarities between real golf and FootGolf are numerous, but FootGolf plays faster,
easier and appeals to a wider demographic of people," said Mike Fosnick, general manager at the Fort Steilacoom Golf Course. Fosnick added that while FootGolfers and traditional golfers will share the same tees and fairways, the 18 holes for FootGolf are adjacent to the greens traditional golfers use. The course will open for FootGolfers at 11 a.m. each day after the early wave of regular golfers have finished. After 11 a.m., golfers and FootGolfers will play the rest of the day on a first come, first served basis. Fosnick added the intermingling of two types of players and the way the course is laid out should have minimal impact on either game. More information is available online at premiergc.com.