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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 180
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Roof replacement project under way for historic Tacoma Municipal Barn Article and Photos By Todd Matthews, Editor Work is under way to upgrade a downtown Tacoma building that was recently designated as a local historic landmark. The 104-year-old former Tacoma Municipal Barn occupies a full city block near the corner of South Holgate Street and South 24th Street. In May, the City of Tacoma began to accept bids on a project to install a new roof, overhangs, and gutters on the City-owned building. Three contractors submitted bids before the deadline expired in June. In July, Tacoma City Council awarded a $516,000 contract to Lakewood, Wash.based Stetz Construction to complete the project. The former Tacoma Municipal Barn was built in 1910 at a cost of approximately $30,000, according to a landmark nomination prepared by Caroline T. Swope, a preservation consultant at Kingstree Studios, on behalf of Historic Tacoma. Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission initially reviewed the nomination in March, and held a public hearing on the nomination in April. Tacoma
City Council added the building to Tacoma's Register of Historic Places in July. The building is also listed on the Washington State Heritage Barn Register. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and comprehensive coverage of the Tacoma Municipal
Barn, visit our Web site for the following articles: — New roof, landmark designation approved for historic Tacoma Municipal Barn (Tacoma Daily Index, July 2, 2014) — Tacoma Municipal Barn: Roof replacement, landmark designation decisions ahead (Tacoma Daily Index, June 27, 2014) — Tacoma Municipal Barn could soon be added to historic register (Tacoma Daily Index, June 20, 2014) — 3 contractors bid on Tacoma Municipal Barn roof replacement project (Tacoma Daily Index, June 5, 2014) — New roof planned for century-old Tacoma Municipal Barn (Tacoma Daily Index, May 15, 2014) — Public hearing scheduled for Shops and Stables Building historic nomination (Tacoma Daily Index, April 18, 2014) — Shops and Stables Building nominated to Tacoma's historic register (Tacoma Daily Index, March 21, 2014)
Contaminated pier pilings to be removed from Pierce County shorelines The Washington State Department of Natural Resources this week will begin to remove approximately 32 derelict creosote-treated pilings located in the tidelands at Sunnyside Beach Park in Steilacoom, as well as two dilapidated docks along the Chambers Creek Regional Park's shoreline in University Place in an effort to restore intertidal and near-shore habitats and improve overall water quality.
"The shallows along these beaches offer significant forage fish spawning habitat," said Washington State Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Resources Division Manager Kristin Swenddal. "Creosote has been found to negatively affect the survival rate of herring eggs, so we and our partners are working to remove as much creosote from Puget Sound ecosystems as possible. In addition, the old docks at this site
are crumbling and pose a public safety risk." Creosote is a heavy, oily liquid made from coal tar or wood tar and used as a wood preservative. According to Swendall and other Washington State Department of Natural Resources officials, creosote-treated materials leach chemicals into beach and marine sediments, creating toxic conditions for organisms CONTINUED living in and using these ON PAGE 2