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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 246
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
Top Stories 2014
#6 — Dangerous Domains
Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Photos Courtesy City of Tacoma EDITOR'S NOTE: The Tacoma Daily Index is looking back at the 10 most popular and most read articles among visitors to our Web site. Enjoy! Since this spring, the City of Tacoma has awarded a number of contracts to raze many buildings deemed dangerous to the public. In May, two contracts were awarded to Tacomabased Wm. Dickson Co. — one to demolish a former restaurant building located at 722 S. 38th St.; and another to demolish a former single-family home located at 6506 Tacoma Ave. S. (see "Tacoma picks contractor for 2 building demolitions," Tacoma Daily Index, May 27, 2014; "City Hall News: Speakers bureau, code compliance update, and environmental videos," Tacoma Daily Index, May 16, 2014; and "City Hall News: Historic preservation, building demolitions, and Tacoma Water property sale," Tacoma Daily Index, April 25, 2014). Four months later, two contracts were awarded to Puyallup-based Pelland Enterprises — one to demolish a 1,944-square-foot, 73-year-old former singlefamily residence located at 2101 S. Sprague Ave.; and another to demolish a 998-square-foot, 73-year-old former single-family residence located at 6220 E. Portland Ave. Also in September, a contract was awarded to Puyallup-based Woodland Industries to demolish a 1,028-square-foot, 114-year-old former single-family residence located at 1954 S. Wilkeson St. (see "City selects contractors to demolish 3 abandoned, derelict Tacoma buildings," Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 12, 2014; "Bids are in to demolish 3 abandoned, derelict Tacoma buildings," Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 6, 2014; and "City seeks wrecking crews for 3 Tacoma buildings," Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 16, 2014). In October, a contract was awarded to Pelland Enterprises to demolish a former 1,176-square-foot, 82-year-old former single-family residence located at 4621 S. M St. (see "Tacoma Bid Watch: Gangs, graffiti, and South Tacoma Way / Water Ditch Trail upgrades," Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 9, 2014). Finally, last month, the City issued a call for bids to demolish a three-story, 2,988-square-foot, 86-year-old former apartment building loCONTINUED cated at 1313-1/2 Fawcett Ave. ON PAGE 2 The Tacoma Daily Index pub-
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