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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015
Vol. CXXIV, No. 58
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Urban planner joins Tacoma Landmarks Preservation Commission
Contract approved for Chinese Reconciliation Park improvements Article and File Photos By Todd Matthews, Editor Tacoma residents could soon notice upgrades and improvements to the Chinese Reconciliation Park (pictured), which overlooks Commencement Bay and commemorates the expulsion of more than 200 Chinese people from their Tacoma homes and businesses on Nov. 3, 1885. Tacoma City Council awarded a $404,242.51 contract to T. Miller Construction to complete the improvements during a public meeting Tuesday at Tacoma City Hall. The park, which opened in 2011, currently includes a garden, winding foot paths, bridge, Ting pavilion gifted by the City of Fuzhou, sea wall, public art, interpretive displays, and recreation areas. The park's third phase will add approximately 30 parking spaces to the existing parking lot, remove approximately 1,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil currently stockpiled on site under the Schuster Parkway Bridge, and add amenities such as signage, a bamboo wall with a Chinese motif, plants, and lighting, according to City staff. The City put the project out for bid in Dec. (see "Tacoma Bid Watch: Chinese Reconciliation Park, Sheridan Elementary Safe Route, and sidewalk improvements," Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 16, 2014). The bid deadline expired in January, and six contractors submitted bids (see "Tacoma Bid Watch: Chinese Reconciliation Park update, transient camp cleanups, and ADA improvements," Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 29, 2015). T. Miller Construction of Auburn, Wash., submitted the lowest bid, according to City staff. The project is largely being paid for thanks to a major grant from the Washington State Historical Society (see "Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park awarded $388K heritage grant," Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 6, 2013). To read the Tacoma Daily Index's most recent coverage of Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park,
visit our Web site for the following articles: — More lighting, parking planned for Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park (Tacoma Daily Index, March 23, 2015) — Chinese Reconciliation Park fundraiser March 6 in Tacoma (Tacoma Daily Index, March 2, 2015) — Tacoma Bid Watch: Chinese Reconciliation Park update, transient camp cleanups, and ADA improvements (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 29, 2015) — Tacoma Bid Watch: Chinese Reconciliation Park, Sheridan Elementary Safe Route, and sidewalk improvements (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 16, 2014) — 5 Pierce County heritage projects could receive $2.8M in Wash. capital improvement grants (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 19, 2014) — Tacoma Moon Festival returns Sept. 21 (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 26, 2013) — Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park awarded $388K heritage grant (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 6, 2013) — Tacoma City Council to discuss proposed changes to open space program (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 1, 2013) — Volunteers, sponsors needed for Tacoma Moon Festival (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 16, 2012) — Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — May 21 – May 27 (Tacoma Daily Index, May 29, 2012) — Heritage grant could pay for Chinese Reconciliation Park improvements (Tacoma Daily Index, May 18, 2012) — Fuzhou Ting earns Tacoma Sister Cities Council arts and culture award (Tacoma Daily Index, May 7, 2012) — Community planting event at Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park (Tacoma Daily Index, March 23, 2012) — Dedication ceremony soon for Fuzhou Ting at Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 16, 2011)
By Todd Matthews, Editor Tacoma City Council Tuesday appointed a local architect and urban planner to the City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission. Lauren Flemister joins the 11-member commission that oversees the establishment and regulation of landmarks, local historic districts, proposed name changes for public facilities, and certain property tax incentives, according to the City's Web site. Commission members are appointed by Tacoma City Council; serve three-year terms; and typically include three architects, four individuals with professional expertise in preservation-related fields, one representative from the Tacoma Arts Commission, and three interested citizens. Non-voting ex-officio members may be appointed to represent property and business owners within Tacoma's historic districts. according to the City's Web site. The Landmarks Preservation Commission typically meets at Tacoma City Hall at 5:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. In February, the City issued a call for applicants to fill a volunteer At-Large position on the commission (see "City seeks applicants for Tacoma Landmarks Preservation Commission," Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 6, 2015). The deadline for applications expired on Fri., Feb. 13. Tacoma City Council's Neighborhoods and Housing Committee interviewed candidates during a public meeting earlier this month (see "2 candidates apply to serve on Tacoma Landmarks Preservation Commission," Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 24, 2015). The committee then forwarded its recommendation for appointment to the full council for final confirmation (see "1 local resident could join Tacoma Landmarks Preservation Commission," Tacoma Daily Index, March 23, 2015). "We heard [from] a number of people interviewing for this position, but we are suggesting we appoint Lauren Flemister to this important commission," said Tacoma City Councilmember Lauren Walker, who also chairs Tacoma City Council's Neighborhoods and Housing Committee, during the council meeting Tuesday. "Lauren is an urban design planner and an architect. She has worked in the cities of Austin and Houston, and also in Africa. She is currently working for the City of Auburn as an urban planner. It was a very impressive interview that conveyed her love for Tacoma and wanting to make a difference in this city. So we're very happy to move for her appointment."