Monday, March 31, 2008
Lots going on ...
Boy, we got some catching up to do, don't we? Bits and pieces...
Lakewood site on national radio: First off, thanks to The New Tribune blogger Scott Fontaine for a link to a National Public Radio broadcast about our own Galloping Gertie's. The story does not mention Lakewood, but oh well...
Big job: Creating and preserving jobs for everyone is a big dang deal. So this is big news because we know our city manager badly wanted to hire this person. This is from his report:
Ellie Chambers hired as Economic Development Manager: Ellie Chambers has been appointed as the City’s new economic development manager, to start on April 14th. She’s been with the City of Puyallup for almost 4 years as the assistant to the city manager for economic development, and she’s currently the president-elect of the Washington Economic Development Association (WEDA). She was previously with the Spokane-based Avista Corporation (formerly Washington Water Power Company) for 13 years, where she worked throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho in a variety of executive economic development positions. The position is a reclassification of the position formerly held by Joe Hannan who left to become the Mukilteo city administrator.
Speaking of economic development: Real cities look attractive. You see that as you exit the highway and enter cities, especially cities near Seattle. So the statement we make where Bridgeport meets Pac Highway near I-5 is significant. There is a workshop meeting this Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall to review potential gateway artwork.
Election news: The man who represents Lakewood on the Pierce County Council, Dick Muri, has announced his 2008 campaign for reelection. From his statement: "Muri continues to focus on keeping government accountable through performance audits, balancing budgets with no tax increases, and streamlining the county criminal justice system to increase its effectiveness and protection of the public."
You'll notice I don't berate people in this blog about politics - well except for my own re-election last year - but I have known Dick a long time and could not possibly be impartial in this race. A vote for Dick Muri is a good investment in our future.
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Lakewood site on national radio: First off, thanks to The New Tribune blogger Scott Fontaine for a link to a National Public Radio broadcast about our own Galloping Gertie's. The story does not mention Lakewood, but oh well...
Big job: Creating and preserving jobs for everyone is a big dang deal. So this is big news because we know our city manager badly wanted to hire this person. This is from his report:
Ellie Chambers hired as Economic Development Manager: Ellie Chambers has been appointed as the City’s new economic development manager, to start on April 14th. She’s been with the City of Puyallup for almost 4 years as the assistant to the city manager for economic development, and she’s currently the president-elect of the Washington Economic Development Association (WEDA). She was previously with the Spokane-based Avista Corporation (formerly Washington Water Power Company) for 13 years, where she worked throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho in a variety of executive economic development positions. The position is a reclassification of the position formerly held by Joe Hannan who left to become the Mukilteo city administrator.
Speaking of economic development: Real cities look attractive. You see that as you exit the highway and enter cities, especially cities near Seattle. So the statement we make where Bridgeport meets Pac Highway near I-5 is significant. There is a workshop meeting this Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall to review potential gateway artwork.
Election news: The man who represents Lakewood on the Pierce County Council, Dick Muri, has announced his 2008 campaign for reelection. From his statement: "Muri continues to focus on keeping government accountable through performance audits, balancing budgets with no tax increases, and streamlining the county criminal justice system to increase its effectiveness and protection of the public."
You'll notice I don't berate people in this blog about politics - well except for my own re-election last year - but I have known Dick a long time and could not possibly be impartial in this race. A vote for Dick Muri is a good investment in our future.
