Saturday, September 15, 2007

September 16, 2007 No Talking Heads

Guests will be TJ Johnson and Geov Parrish

Local
* Olympia to buy Safeway tract, Olympian
* Friday Olympian Editorial - "Capitol Lake study needs timely finish" - what do you think? Is the study taking too long?
* Donations questioned on both sides of council race, Olympian
- covers local donations to Olympia City Council candidates Strub and Thomas and what they mean.
- check out the contributions to candidates yourself at the WA State Public Disclosure Commission website.
* From TJ - Tumwater backs ProLogis warehouses, Olympian. City dismisses appeal by neighborhood group that will allow a large warehouse to be built before city passes an ordinance limiting warehouse sizes;
". . . the Salmon Creek Basin appeal alleged that the city's environmental ruling overlooked key potential effects. Those included, for example, the likelihood that the ProLogis project would pollute the Bush municipal wellhead."

* Olympian not happy about climate change event costs.

Post-Show Notes
* City of Olympia Public Works Senior Program Specialist Vince McGowan on Climate Change - we referenced this map in our show today, talking about what a 1.9 foot rise in sea-level would mean for downtown Olympia.
* Homeland Security Enlists Clergy to Quell Public Unrest if Martial Law Ever Declared - "Clergy Response Team" helped quell resistance after Katrina, KSLA TV

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