Tall Ships are Coming
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a big event going on in our city this coming July. It’s called Tall Ships 2008, and if the initial estimates are to be believed, will bring nearly a million people into our fair city over four days.
Oh my goodness.
Luckily, there’s a marvelous group of volunteers putting this whole thing on. To help let everyone know what to expect and how to participate they’ve created a speakers bureau. If you are part of a neighborhood council, church group, book club, business, or any other group of citizens, who would like to have someone from Tall Ships come to you and give a presentation about what to expect and how to participate, send an email. They’ll be making the rounds in the near future.
This event is going to be huge and they need all the help they can get.
Want to help? Email Wendy Sonnemann at comrel@tallshipstacoma.com
Visit the website for Tall Ships Tacoma 2008
Filed under: City Council, Legislation, City Government, Billboards
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.