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Council authorizes city to apply for $3.03 million loan for PAEC BY CARRIE RODRIGUEZ editor@fedwaymirror.com
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he Federal Way City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to authorize city staff to apply for a $3.03 million federal loan for the Performing Arts and Events
Center. If the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approves the Section 108 loan application specifically for the arts center, the city will repay the loan using its Community Development Block Grant entitlement funds. This would cost the city
an average of approximately $192,000 — or 31 percent of its block grant funding — per year over a 20-year period. The council first broached the subject of applying for the federal loan in August 2013, which ended in a split vote to approve moving forward with the application
process. Councilwomen Susan Honda, Kelly Maloney and then-Deputy Mayor Jim Ferrell cast the dissenting votes. At that time, city staff said the city could use the loan to spur economic development in general, which included but was not [ more LOAN page 8]
‘Founding father’ of youth soccer honored by city
ing the council meeting. “Karl embodies what it means to give back to your community and as an immigrant to our country, has been an amazing role model to all of us.” BY TERRENCE HILL Grosch was also a co-founder thill@fedwaymirror.com of the Federal Way youth Soccer Association in 1967 and a forThe City Council announced mer president of the Washington at their meeting Tuesday that Youth Soccer June 27 will now Association. He be known as Karl has also worked Grosch Day as as a member of the city will honor the Parks and him for all of his Recreation and contributions to Civil Service both youth soccer commissions for and Federal Way. Federal Way. But Grosch’s At the age of contributions to 90, Grosch is still youth sports have very active in the spread further community as than just Federal a volunteer for Way. the local bridge In 1974 program and Grosch, Don he can often be Greer and Robert Karl Grosch during a dedication found around ceremony at Steel Lake Park in Nessler wrote the the Federal Way 2003, when the city named the initial constituCommunity park’s soccer field after him. tion and regulaCenter. Contributed photo tions that led to Karl Grosch the formation and Field at Steel recognition of US Youth Soccer. Lake Park will also be receivGrosch was inducted into the ing a facelift as the Federal Way US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame in Soccer Association, Federal Way 2009 for his actions. Mod Soccer Association and “He is recognized as the father Federal Way Football Club are of youth soccer in Washington; donating $90,000 to resurface he literally brought the game the field. here,” Parks and Recreation “I think it’s very appropriate Director John Hutton said durthat Karl, who is the founder of the Federal Way Soccer Association is here tonight,” vice-president of the Federal Way Soccer Association George Pfeiffer said. “... He was the founding father.”
City gets $90,000 donation to resurface Karl Grosch Field
Flag Day Above, Janice Siebenaler arranges flags during south King County’s 26th annual flag day celebration on Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center. Courtesy of Bruce Honda
Left, (left to right) King County Councilman Pete von Reichbauer, U.S. Army Staff Sargeant Brent Workman, General Nam Pyo Park (retired) ROK Army, U.S. Army First Sargeant Robert Tetu, Doug Richardson (retired) brigadier general Army Reserve. Courtesy of Pete von
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