INSIDE THE CITY

Illustrating our Mission, Vision, or Beliefs in Action.

My first month at the City has been a whirlwind of activity. From the parade and fireworks show to the poker walk and a ride along with TPD each day has been filled with activities, events, and meetings. I’m learning new things and enjoying the camaraderie and collaboration among staff members and departments. Did I mention I’ve been to a lot of meetings, lately!?

Over the next several weeks I will be coordinating with the Management Team to find ways to meet as many of you as possible as part of my entry plan. The purpose of this plan is to use an intentional and inclusive process during my first months as City Administrator to gain a deeper understanding of organizational capacity. My goal is to gather ideas for sustaining and building on the good work staff is doing every day. I want to learn where staff believe improvements can be made to create efficiencies and maximum resources.

The number of initiatives and projects underway in Tumwater is impressive. I have already developed an awareness for the quality and quantity of work that staff produces. It’s critical that we use our Mission and Strategic Priorities as a guide to prioritize and focus our work with clarity of purpose. With your support I hope to empower our team to continue delivering on our Mission.

Thank you for bringing your best every day.

Mission

In active partnership with our community, we provide courageous leadership and essential municipal services to cultivate a prosperous economy, a healthy natural environment, vibrant neighborhoods, and a supportive social fabric.

PERSONNEL UPDATES & ANNIVERSARIES

Dennis Ashe WRS Water Quality Tech III | 07/02/2007, 16 yrs.

Mark Teigen WRS Storm Lead Worker | 07/01/2008, 15 yrs.

Justin Anderson TED Fleet Technician I | 07/01/2016, 7 yrs.

Levi Loewen WRS Maintenance Tech I | 07/01/2018, 5 yrs.

Cody Smith WRS Maintenance Tech I | 07/01/2019, 4 yrs.

Mary Heather Ames TED Assistant Director | 07/13/2019, 4 yrs.

Mallory Coleman TED Department Assistant II | 07/18/2022, 1 yr.

Bonnie Hale WRS Administrative Assistant | 07/18/2022, 1 yr.

Projects In Construction

2023 Pavement Maintenance Project

The contractor, Miles Resources, started work on June 20 at multiple locations. The work includes paving existing roadways, repair of pavement surface failure, pavement marking replacements, raised pavement marking installations (the reflective buttons that are often used on major roads in place of paint lines), and construction of ADA accessible curb ramps and sidewalks