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Aug. 22, 2006 at 10:22pm

Tollefson it is, square it ain't

Our experience at tonight's city council meeting was great and I want to thank the Mayor, council and everyone present for their kind ear and their willingness to engage us on this topic. Pacific Plaza will now be called Tollefson Plaza and that's okay by me. Thanks to everyone concerned (both pro and con renaming) for getting involved. This issue has helped breach the topic of urging our city government toward new ways of gathering feedback (cough--blogs!) and staying better in touch with the citizens of Tacoma.

I'd also like to think through this process of raising awareness of the renaming of the plaza I also helped educate people like me about an accomplished former mayor about whom I previously knew nothing about.

There's plenty I'd like to write about but should probably take a rest, get some sleep and get back to you in the coming days. Let's do this again sometime.

Thanks to Ronnie and Michael for speaking up tonight and for your support -- and also to Erik for bringing this all up to me in a comment here. Keep 'em coming, folks. Just look at what a comment on a local blog can kick off! Inspiring, if you ask me.

Miss the meeting? Watch it here and take a look at the public comments section (I was first up and Sarah second)

Update (2006-08-23 @ 7:39am)
Today's story about the plaza naming decision in the News Tribune

posted by Kevin under city council, downtown tacoma, pacific plaza, renaming