topic : City council
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February 2009
by Janet Blanding
The City Council, The Olympian, and Tri Vo have succeeded in getting the rezone of the isthmus passed, but it’s doubtful that they’re celebrating. Rezone karma looks harsh; as the rezone opponents continue to resist the destruction of priceless views, the condo’s champions are experiencing apparently unrelated meltdowns, from law-suits to lay-offs to public consternation over inappropriate council communications. In the meantime, legal action seems to have stalled the rezone’s forward motion.
“Emailgate”
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November 2008
by Janet Blanding
As the city council moves towards enacting an upzone of the isthmus between Budd Inlet and Capitol Lake, with a final vote expected on December 9, citizens in opposition have continued to resist this unpopular proposal. Friends of the Waterfront, Oly Vision 20/20, People for a Participatory City and the Olympia Park Foundation are all continuing to make plans and deliberate on strategies for preserving Olympia’s character despite the current city council’s disregard for the will of the public.
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October 2008
by Tim Russell
At the September 9 city council meeting, members voted 5-2 to repeal Ordinance 6411, the Nuclear Free Zone Act. Despite 53 testimonies in favor of retaining and enhancing it, and despite 400 signatures gathered in four short days, members of the council arrogantly felt they knew Olympian’s wishes better, and voted the ordinance down. Only two people had spoken in favor of repealing the ordinance.
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May 2008
by the WIP News Service
Written into the 2/11/08 Minutes of the Olympia Land Use and Environment Committee is a disturbing statement: “We already have the vision for downtown. To appeal to the public, we need to move from strategy to tactics.” Present at this meeting were Councilmembers Karen Messmer, Rhenda Iris Strub, and Joan Machlis, as well as City staff and assorted guests, including former councilmember and Triway Enterprise employee Jeannette Hawkins, and Russ Meixner of Rocky Mountain Development Company, a big contributor to several councilmembers’ campaign funds (see graphic).
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May 2008
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The Top 10 donors to the City Council, categorized
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May 2008
by Tobi Vail
From an April 14 letter by Tobi Vail
Dear City Council Members,
As a self-employed musician, a long time downtown resident and a worker in the music industry I am writing in opposition of the noise ordinance. I first moved into the Martin Apartments in 1988. I was 18, a musician and active member of the local Olympia music scene. Nirvana, Calvin Johnson's Beat Happening and Melvins were just a few of the terrific local bands that played in downtown art galleries and all ages venues on a regular basis. One of those groups went on to become one of the most celebrated bands in the . . .
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