Olympian Editorial Board Meeting

Monday, May 13th

PRO - Waterfront Rezone - met from 10 - 10:45 - with the Board

Ron Rants, developer
Steve Cooper, developer
Kevin Stormans, businessman, Bay View Market
Joan Machlis, downtown business, Wind-Up-Here
Dave Catterson, recently resigned Planning commission member
Chris Hawkins, Planning Commission co-chair
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Against the Waterfront Rezone

Bonnie Jacobs, Friends of the Waterfront,
Mary Thompson, Consultant.
      recent projects include the Olympia Federal Building renovation and assessments of downtown revitalization programs in Kent, Puyallyp, Vancouber, Port Townsend and Walla Walla, for the Washington Revitalization Program
Ken Guza, retired, Neighborhood Assoc. Activist & Capitol Land Trust Executive Board Member

Many questions were directed to Mary. You could tell they had just spent over 45 minutes with the Business Community. We were delighted to be invited. It was the first time anyone in opposition to the waterfront rezone had been asked to speak for more than a three minute spot during open mike.

Board members were gracious and asked a lot of questions. They were paying attention. Inasmuch as it was our first editorial board meeting - we had nothing to compare it to. But it felt OK. I couldn't begin to guess how the editorial will read.

Thank You,    Mary & Ken.  Very Much.

Bonnie