City contracts for GIS data

Spacial News: The city has contracted with Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. to provide the city with GIS data about storm water run-off.

The City of Olympia has selected GTG to implement a UML/Geodatabase Design and Development project for the Water Resources Division of the Public Works Department. The project will enable field personnel to manage and maintain storm water site data in both the office and the field.

New director for Red Cross in Thurston/Mason counties.

Tacoma News Tribune:

Keriann Cockrell has joined the American Red Cross Mount Rainier Chapter as director of the Thurston-Mason counties office. Cockrell’s knowledge of the greater Olympia community will help the local Red Cross chapter increase services, raise visibility and create a greater understanding of the vital services provided by the Red Cross, the agency said. She worked for 16 years in rehabilitation counseling, serving as Washington state manager and director of marketing for a national rehabilitation counseling firm in Olympia.

No more mold

KOMO reports that School will be "mold-free" in time for classes:

OLYMPIA - Olympia school officials say they expect to meet an Aug. 31 deadline for finishing a mold removal project at Capital High School. All the mold has been cleared and the bottom few feet of all contaminated walls have also been removed. Workers now are wrapping up the project's second stage, which involves replacing the wall sections with mold-resistant sheet rock.

[update 8-25-05] Ooops. Looks like the mold isn't gone after all:

OLYMPIA -- A consultant has found trace amounts of mold inside two more hallway walls at Capital High School, Olympia School District officials announced Wednesday.