Tacoma Fountain News
According to the News Tribune, the city is a few steps closer to fixing Ben Tre’s Water Fountain on the Museum of Glass’ plaza. It’s been broken and roped off for more than three years since an ‘unknown’ kid broke the $200k+ piece. By replacing the glass tube with cast acrylic, they hope to bring the piece back to life by Spring. Link to The News Tribune
In other news, the News Tribune is also reporting that the fountain at the Convention Center is usually turned off because, “because it tends to spray the sidewalk, windows and anyone who strays too close on a windy day.” The plan is to redesign the space into a water feature of rocks and cascading water. Link to The News Tribune
You know… we have enough water around here – particularly this weekend. How about a few dry designs.
2 comments
M Ms. Winger August 17, 2012
The council appears to have consultants from the 1940s; the video and 2-way radio requirements for taxi-cabs are confusingly out-dated (cabs use digital systems now) so no wonder cabbies are angry about having to comply with this (which will be costly and ineffective). What’s ironic is that if the council is going to regulate something, then regulate the Northwest Detention Center? Worried about safety? Then demand the missing emergency evacuation plan and some oversight already! Anyone who watches these council meetings on a regular basis has seen that issue in front of them for years, now. But, no, let’s focus on making small local businesses pay more instead of making the huge out-of-town multi-million dollar business pay it’s fair share to the city. Geez.
C Corner Count August 17, 2012
Interesting that not a single council member commented on the cowardly dispensary crack-down… and very disappointing no one spoke out, even (especially) Walker.