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    Tom Stenger
    Bob Drewel, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Regional Council, heads up Prosperity Partnership, a coalition of four counties (King, Pierce, Kitsap, and Snohomish) created last fall to assess the economic needs of the region and formulate a plan to create 100,000 jobs by 2010. (PHOTO COURTESY PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL)
    City briefed on Prosperity Partnership
    By Todd Matthews • August 26, 2005 12:00 am

    A plan designed to link government, business, labor, and community leaders from four counties to create 100,000 new jobs in…

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    City considers early retirements to balance budget
    City considers early retirements to balance budget
    By Todd Matthews • August 18, 2005 12:00 am

    Discussion about strategies for cutting costs and balancing the city’s budget continued this week as City Manager Eric Anderson proposed…

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    Neighborhood committee reviews proposed changes to historic preservation codes
    Neighborhood committee reviews proposed changes to historic preservation...
    By Todd Matthews • August 16, 2005 12:00 am

    An ordinance designed to update and change the historic preservation sections of the Tacoma Municipal Code (TMC) in order to…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    City Manager presents ambitious budget plan to council
    By Todd Matthews • August 10, 2005 12:00 am

    More than 100 people filled the council chambers at City Hall yesterday as newly-hired City Manager Eric Anderson unveiled to…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Theater District restructuring continues
    By Todd Matthews • August 3, 2005 12:00 am

    A steering committee tasked with restructuring the city’s performing arts operations has recommended a public/private partnership to secure the funds…

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    City reviews draft plan for Affordable Housing funds
    City reviews draft plan for Affordable Housing funds
    By Todd Matthews • August 2, 2005 12:00 am

    While Tacoma residents decide whether to approve a levy on Nov. 8 that would raise $15 million over six years…

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    Welcome, Freedom Fair bidders: City moves on plans to open annual fireworks show, festival to event organizers
    Welcome, Freedom Fair bidders: City moves on plans...
    By Todd Matthews • July 13, 2005 12:00 am

    The City Council has directed the Tacoma Economic Development Department (TEDD) to draft a Request for Proposal (RFP) that would…

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    Pierce Conservation District announces environmental grant candidates
    Pierce Conservation District announces environmental grant candidates
    By Todd Matthews • June 24, 2005 12:00 am

    The Pierce Conservation District (PCD) Board of Supervisors is prepared to take action that would award $125,000 in grants to…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    City moves to put Phoebe House back in...
    By Todd Matthews • June 7, 2005 12:00 am

    The Tacoma City Council Neighborhoods and Housing Committee has directed the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority (TCRA) to prepare a draft…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma Fire sounds the alarm: Council hears concerns...
    By Todd Matthews • April 22, 2005 12:00 am

    As Tacoma’s population grows, its fire department faces difficulties responding to emergency service needs, according to top officials within the…

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    The E. B. Wilson Apartments in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood is one of many Tacoma Housing Authority buildings that will ban smoking next year. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Renovated building honors Hilltop community leader
    April 21, 2005 12:00 am

    If you lived in the Hilltop neighborhood during the 1940s and 1950s, you might be familiar with E.B. “Boom Boom”…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    ‘Reinvented’ management structure recommended for Broadway Center for...
    By Todd Matthews • March 30, 2005 12:00 am

    It’s safe to say that personnel at the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA) — which operates the city-owned…

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    City of Tacoma News
    City of Tacoma News
    February 28, 2005 12:00 am

    1. Fees may increase for property tax exemption applications 2. Ordinance would amend ‘adult uses’ portion of land use code…

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