October 2008
by Janet Blanding
As the folly of unwise overextension in the housing market is becoming alarmingly apparent to the rest of the world, the City Council of Olympia is blithely moving ahead with its plan to gentrify downtown Olympia. With its customary disregard for the will of the public, on Sept. 30, the Council voted five to two to proceed with a rezone that would enable Triway Enterprises to construct high-end condominiums on the isthmus between Budd Bay and Capitol Lake.
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August 2008
by WIP News Service
Works In Progress: I understand that there were two presentations regarding the rezone proposal made by City of Olympia staff to the Capitol Campus Design Advisory Committee (CCDAC)?
Fred King: The first time we were just told there was a rezone proposal, and CCDAC members said we don’t know what the effect of this will be, give us some graphic illustrations of how this will affect views. The second time, the city staff came back with some building block type illustrations that purported to show how it would affect views from several locations on campus, although it wasn’t . . .
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July 2008
by Janet Blanding
The controversy over development on the isthmus is heating up, with battle lines being drawn and opponents facing off at public forums, in the Letters to the Editor section of the Olympian, on the internet, and with signs, stickers and pamphlets distributed around town. In one corner is the developer, Triway Enterprises, along with his allies the current City Council, the Olympian, and the “grass roots citizens group,” Oly2012. In the other corner is Friends of the Waterfront, led by former Olympia Mayor Bob Jacobs, the Washington State Capitol Campus Design Advisory . . .
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July 2008
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Bonnie Jacobs presents the waterfront view she’d prefer to see at a public forum.
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July 2008
A projected view of Olympia post-condo obliteration.
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