And the City Council Appointments Go To ...
The Tacoma City Council has just finished the appointment process for the two vacant City Council seats. What began as eight names was trimmed down to just three – David Boe, Ryan Mello, and Rick Talbert.
In the end, David Boe, architect and author of the award winning Imagine Tacoma series was selected for the Position 7 seat. Ryan Mello then received the nod for the second seat.
Congratulations (we think) and good luck!
Filed under: General
17 comments
P Patricia January 14, 2010
Good choices, abysmal process. Shows that you can produce good “fruit” when you shovel a lot of BS into the garden! Still think they need to at least apologize to the citizens of Tacoma. Probably should be legally penalized, maybe put on probation and told they will be fined if they do it again. And THEY should bear the cost, not US!
That being said, congratulations Ryan and David. I’m expecting that unanimous votes with no discussion are a thing of the past with you two on the council! Stay strong.
C Chris K. January 14, 2010
I totally called it!!!
This is a total victory for both Exit133 and the green urbanist flank in Tacoma.
I look forward to a fruitful next couple of years in the City of Destiny.
M MattonGrant January 14, 2010
I wonder what color suit Mr. Boe will purchase? :o)
Congratulations David & Ryan.
M Morgan January 14, 2010
Don’t do it David! Don’t buy a suit!
Congrats to Ryan & David – they were my choices.
R Rollie January 14, 2010
Sorry way to start off a new Council season with their desire to hide behind closed doors. Let’s hope a thing or two was learned from this and we can proceed in a productive direction. First step might be finding better legal opinions and using common sense when presented various options that are legal.
A Andrew January 14, 2010
Congrats Ryan and David! Urban solutions for an liveable city. You guys rock.
J jmasterflex January 14, 2010
how many twitter comments is exit 133 going to post about this! Its a bit much and coming from me thats saying A LOT!
S snoopy January 14, 2010
no way, have the times changed in Tacoma? First the northshore denial and now appointing two qualified council members with interests in a green, sustainable community? Suddenly I am more optimistic for the City’s future.
D David Koch January 14, 2010
I didn’t think we’d actually get such awesome appointments! I’m very happy! I am very excited about the next few years!
D dolly varden January 14, 2010
I’ll add to the echo chamber — these are really great appointments!
J Jesse January 14, 2010
Mello and OUR fellow!
This is good news. I’m not familiar with Mr. Mello’s resume, but I am sure Boe is a great choice. Congrats guys!
L LC January 15, 2010
who voted for who?
4-3 vote for Mello, what was the head count?
D Douglas Tooley January 15, 2010
No go on Mello, IMO. His positions sound nice, but his Seattle anti-McGinn enviro politics make him Constitutionally unfit to serve. Another black mark for Pauli.
S Squid January 15, 2010
Yet again, I am amazed at the positive tenor of reader comments at Exit133 vs. TNT.
P Papasan January 15, 2010
“BAAAAAA”, called the sheep as the Emporer walked by. The Emporer was told that it meant “Beeeeeauuuutiful” in reference to his new clothes. Little did he know that it really meant “We can see your assss”. None of the sheep bothered to correct them and the Emporer walked on.”
Will you SHEEP continue to not speak up and be heard when an ass is displayed before you???
These are the WORST two choices that could have been “made” and the process was as illegal as could be. The whole thing was a JOKE. It only serves to show the peopple that if they don’t speak up, they are no better than the sheep or the Emporer in his new “suit”
Sham, Sham, sham, Tacoma. Sham on you.
T Tim Farrell January 15, 2010
Congrats to both David and Ryan. I hope David continues to give us beautiful redesigns of public open spaces and that the city listens to him. I hope Ryan chooses to stay with his day job – he’s done a fantastic job with the conservancy.
R Richard Bartolatz January 15, 2010
Two great choices that make me proud to live in Tacoma! It has changed to much for the better in the past ten years and now I feel even more confident that we have positive represtentation and approachable persons on the City Council! GREAT JOB and THANK YOU! Richard Bartolatz