Local rivalries, Point Ruston development split between Ruston (tiny postage stamp 'city') and Tacoma make ice rink build smaller/sideways because FU
Posted by
zeitgeist
Dec 7 '17, 14:29
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the little town of ruston demanded full building permits for the ice rink, basically a sheet of ice under a temporary tent like used for weddings, firework stands etc. that's a multi week/months effort, Tacoma had a single page form. they've been weird from the beginning so this huge res/com complex is mostly built on the Tacoma side and I believe only a garage and parking lot built on ruston side. this was the crowning achievement of a superfund clean up of the Asarco smelter that polluted the south sound for decades. a dozen restaurants, movie theatre, concerts in the summer. and ruston could really use the revenue. the upshot is now Tacoma will make an effort to annex the whole thing.
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