Category Archives: News
Washington Center construction update
May 27 to 31, 2013: Limited work this week; Monday is a holiday and Thursday/Friday are “no work days” to accommodate Center events. Continue demo of the siding on upper levels. Install metal stud framing for the siding. Start prepping
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Latest draft of the Comprehensive Plan update now available
Planning Commission Draft Now Online The Olympia Planning Commission finalized their recommendations for Comprehensive Plan update. Now it’s your turn to review it! You’ll find new goals and policies for Land Use, Transportation and more, based on months of public
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Washington Center construction update
May 20 to 24, 2013: We’ll continue the concrete work for the curb in the alley. The rest of the roof scaffolding will go up. Holes on the alley side will be patched to prepare for application of waterproofing for
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Public service announcement for your neighborhood
Puget Sound Energy is now offering FREE Home Energy Assessments including up to 50 FREE CFL bulbs installed! Lower your power bill instantly by calling Energy Efficiency First to schedule. Puget Sound Energy is calling its FREE home energy assessment
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Washington Center construction update
May 13 to 17, 2013 All of the scaffolding is installed on the Washington Street side, and demolition continues. Scaffolding in the alley is now completed and covered with the netting, demolition of the siding continues. Work on the south
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Lawsuit against Visa/MasterCard
There is a substantially large case against Visa/MasterCard currently that all retail businesses accepting cards from 2004 forward are involved in whether they know or not. “Every business of any kind that has accepted a Visa or MasterCard credit or
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Downtown Ambassadors job opening
It is my pleasure to announce that the Olympia Downtown Ambassador program is hiring a Team Leader to help manage day-to-day Ambassador and Clean Team operations in our Downtown. Attached, you will find the job description, and I hope you’ll
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Washington Center construction update
May 6 to 10, 2013 No loud work between 9 am and noon on May 9 for Ballet Northwest performances. We continue to remove the siding on Washington Street to get ready for new siding. We will complete the scaffolding
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Do you have graffiti to report?
The Olympia Downtown Association no longer handles graffiti management for downtown. Those duties are now under the direction of the Capital Recovery Center under a contract with the City of Olympia. The Downtown Ambassadors and the Clean Team are supervised
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Imagine Olympia update
Good morning, Thank you for your continuing involvement and interest in the update to the City’s Comprehensive Plan—also known as Imagine Olympia! What’s New? Imagine Olympia has reached another exciting milestone. In March, the Olympia Planning Commission completed their review
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