Last Friday representatives from six different organizations with a stake in downtown met to take a full inventory of all of the other organizations associated with downtown and to discuss how all of these organizations might work together for the common good of our city’s core. The general impetus for the meeting was a recent surge in the number of organizations sprouting up in our community – each one to stake claim to their individual downtown-related causes.

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Oly2012 presents its self a citizen's group offering moderate, well-reasoned suggestions for the future of Olympia when in fact nothing is further from the truth. Oy2012 is a tiny group non-downtown residents who are getting much more press than their recycled and discreditied fantasies deserve. I apologies for quoting the enterty of their missive but I think the document must be taken in whole.

Introduction

When OLY 2012 formed, the members of the steering committee pledged to conduct independent reviews of the issues impacting the revitalization of downtown Olympia.

Over the past several months the steering committee has met with and talked to dozens of individuals and groups interested in improving Olympia’s downtown. We have confirmed that the majority of our area’s residents (Magically accomplished without talking or polling the majority of residents) love downtown and most are passionate about wanting it to be even better. (Don’t presume for me. I want to make downtown it worse!) Our community places a high value on access to the waterfront, including substantial view corridors between Budd Inlet and Capitol Lake. There is a clear desire for a “walkable” downtown with continuous streets of small retail shops, trees and flowers, good lighting and signage, adequate parking, nightclubs, and sidewalk cafes. Creating downtown housing for all ages and income levels will significantly increase the downtown economy and reduce the need for automobiles to get us to where we work, shop, and dine out.