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Submitted by Laurian on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 7:25am.
Mar 22 2008 - 9:30am Mar 22 2008 - 12:30pm Olympia, WA. On March 22, 2008, the City of Olympia will host a public meeting to discuss a proposal to rezone several parcels on the isthmus between Capitol Lake and Budd Inlet. The meeting will be held from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Olympia Center, 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia Washington. The current zone, Urban Waterfront, allows either residential or commercial uses to be developed. The proposed zone, Urban-Waterfront-Housing limits development above the first floor to residential uses. Increasing housing in the downtown area is an important Council goal so that more people will have opportunity to live, work, learn, shop and play in downtown Olympia. Another component of the proposal is to modify the maximum allowable building height from 35 feet to between 65 and 90 feet. This is an opportunity to learn more about the proposal and participate in a public conversation about the future of downtown Olympia. |
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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 4:36pm.Aldo Leopold: "We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect."
Triway link
Submitted by chad360 on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 6:57pm....anybody got a lead on the Triway website?
Update: this may be the correct site Triway
Info from Vo's site:
Triway Enterprises supports the Vietnamese Language School, where Tri Vo was once the principal, South Puget Sound Community College Scholarship Program, Girls and Boys Club of Thurston County, Olympia YWCA, American Legion Tumwater Post 166-WA, Olympia Symphony Orchestra, and Lacey Tunes Concert in the Park Series.
Triway is well connected to the City Council
Submitted by Zero_One on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 7:37pm.sheet mulch
Submitted by chad360 on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 8:46pm.fair enough and thanks for the URL...
...on another note, I'd suggest sheet mulching to help with soil problems =)
Urgh...
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 10:20pm.I have a horrible feeling this will come to pass, and is a foregone conclusion...
Building massively expensive condos downtown, will most likely mean importing people who can afford them from out of the area. People who only want a nice view in a charming "small town" and don't realize they are destroying the charm of that small town.
I'm not happy with this at all. People with no vested interest in the community will not make an effort to keep their dollars local, and will impose their values on the rest of us, without trying to blend with Oly.
Consider what happens when certain breeds of Californians move places... they ruin it. Instead of embracing the culture and way of life where they move (because they liked the culture and way of life) they wind up trying to thrust their own values on the area and ruining it.
No good will come of this. Once you allow one of these monsters, others will come. The slow death of the comfortable, slightly gritty yet charming and loveable downtown we all love is at hand. Once everyone gets priced out of downtown, what then?
“How many more times are we going to cower under tables and chairs, whimpering like mindless dogs, thinking that someone else has the responsibility to save and protect us?” -Ted Nugent
well
Submitted by enpen on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 10:35pm.Symbols = powerful things. Our City Council just informed us that we don't need to keep our money local in order to build our new Olympia.
"In principle, I am an anarchist. Kurt Vonnegut once said he was an agnostic who respects Jesus Christ. I am an anarchist who loves democracy." - Kenzaburo Oe
Yup
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 10:48pm.All that money should be spent local.
I'll bet every single bit of art needed could be made in Oly or Thurston County.
Pandering to big business interests and working on the next political score and advancement. Ugh.
I want city hall at the Old Safeway. I just want them to use The Old Safeway they don't deserve any better. I've got some letters to put out when I feel decent again.
“How many more times are we going to cower under tables and chairs, whimpering like mindless dogs, thinking that someone else has the responsibility to save and protect us?” -Ted Nugent
Liability
Submitted by Ehver Green on Thu, 03/20/2008 - 2:44pm.A large, sculptured artwork can't be built without insurance, sad but true. This (paying the insurance) is going to be a factor in choosing the artist.