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06.20.2016 Monday Column

6/20/2016

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While Lewis County presents workshops to enable far-flung populations to cope with catastrophic earthquakes (link here, PDF download here), seed banks provide a different sort of assurance. Check out this Smithsonian article on the topic here.

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And while we’re on the topic, Common Ground now has an updated Facebook page address:
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https://www.facebook.com/CommonGroundGardenCommunity/

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Steamboat Plaza reports late Sunday night: It may not seem like it, but we got a lot done this weekend...more here.

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Di reports: There are still a few openings for your kids, grandkids or favorite niece/nephew children in each of our summer camps next month...details on Facebook here.  

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Toledo City Council meetings 6 p.m. first and third Mondays monthly, subject to change if scheduled on or near a federal holiday. Visit www.toledowa.us or call (360)864-4564.

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Tuesday: Toledo School District Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC) meets 6 p.m. at the High School Library to hear a progress report from the Construction Services Group on the study and survey.

Also: Toledo School District will hold a series of Grass Roots Bond Meetings, beginning with the first one 6 p.m. June 21 at the School District Offices, 116 Ramsey Way, to outline the recommendations for facility improvements and cost estimates to the wider community. “The committee is looking for feedback from the community.”, said Superintendent Chris Rust. “The feeling is that if we learn what the community wants and put that on the ballot, the measure will be successful.” Contact Toledo School District Office at (360)864-6325 for details.


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Lewis County Interlocal Board Meeting meets 7 p.m. third Tuesdays Monthly at the Toledo Main Fire Station. Visit www.lewiscountymedicone.com.

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Recap: Thursday’s School District Budget Workshop and regularly scheduled Board of Directors Meeting wrapped up the 2015-2016 academic year and presented a look into the next, including progress on the Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC) and potential Bond Measure considered for February 2017. Details available online here.

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Recap: Thursday’s City Planning Commission noted their approval of business licenses for 4 renewals and 2 new applicants.

Following these approvals, the Commission addressed and generally endorsed the Lewis County Countywide Planning Policies, synchronous agreements reviewed periodically to update changes. Toledo City Council meeting (Monday) will address the revisions and respond to Lewis County Planning Commission before their next scheduled meeting July 11, 2016.

Under General Discussion: In 2017, Toledo is scheduled to update their own Planning Documents. Historically, planners have been funded by grants. Qualifying data for such monies was collected via a revised census process recently (Jaime Herrera-Beutler, re:Toledo’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, here), inaccurately disqualifying several small towns in Lewis County including Toledo. Getting an extension on the 2017 deadline is a hoped-for possibility, while still setting the record straight on actual income data would re-establish Toledo’s eligibility for that much-needed grant. Anonymous collection of this information would be key in accomplishing this goal.

City Clerk Michelle Whitten attended Lewis County’s Cascadia Rising Earthquake Preparedness (see link above), bids are in on water tower painting, special mention of a traveling group raising cultural awareness on a walk from Alaska to the equator, meeting another group traveling from Panama to Mexico City, and hosted along the way by Cowlitz and other tribal nations, according to spokesman Jose Cortez.
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Park Board planning a Walk in the Park in September, a fundraiser to generate a 50% grant match to install RV dump site in Kemp Olson Park, totalling around $100,000. One of Ester Borte’s famous quilts, titled “A Walk In The Park - Blue Lagoon” will be raffled for the event. 

Meeting adjourned 7:23 p.m.

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Pat Caldwell
6/20/2016 06:43:22 am

Toledo Community Library will start their summer reading program off on Wed June 22nd with Shelly Thomas. This month the theme is Captain Underpants! Starts at 1 PM. Come join us for crafts, stories and activities.

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Michelle
6/20/2016 09:15:17 am

The bidding was for rehab of the old water tower and building a new water tower, not only painting of the water tower. Total project cost of $750,000.00.

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