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Olympia resident sells 10 acres to city for future park, forest preservation

Paulsrude sold the property to the City of Olympia for $2.9 million. Because of the habitat and trail connection value of the property, the Angela J. Bowen Conservancy Foundation donated half of the ...
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Olympia council hears privacy concerns about license plate cameras. What's next?

A bout a dozen people spoke during the Nov. 18 Olympia City Council meeting against the city's use of Flock Safety license ...

Video of ICE arrest in Olympia sparks concern over police data access

Olympia Police Department said its Flock camera data is secure, and can only be accessed by those with permission to do so.
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City of Olympia agrees to pay $600,000, require police training to settle suit in shooting death

The City of Olympia has settled a tort claim with the family of Timothy Green for $600,000 two years after he was shot and killed by an Olympia Police Department officer. According to an Aug. 26 news ...
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City of Olympia to consider how to pay reparations to descendants of enslaved people

Olympia Mayor Dontae Payne says the U.S. government has a debt to pay to the descendants of enslaved people. He said the promise of 40 acres and a mule was never fulfilled after the Civil War, and it ...
The Olympian

Will Olympia become a sanctuary city for trans and queer people? Here’s what the council thinks

The City of Olympia may soon be Washington’s first Sanctuary City for transgender and other LGBTQ+ people. About a dozen community members spoke during public comment Dec. 10 to ask the council to ...
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Olympia arts organizations may soon have access to more program funding

The City of Olympia may boost the amount of funding local arts organizations can request to help keep their programs going. The Inspire Olympia program manager said the city has more money to dole out ...
Business Wire

Ameresco and City of Olympia, Washington, Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for Nearly $17 Million Energy Performance and Solar Project at Olympia Armory

Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers navigate the energy transition, and officials from the City of Olympia, Washington, will host a ...
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Ameresco and City of Olympia, Washington Break Ground on Nearly $17 Million Building Retrofit Project at Olympia Armory

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & OLYMPIA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers navigate the energy transition, today officially ...
The Olympian

Olympia police chief warns of ICE arrest, says Flock camera data is secure

Lakewood has had 31 Flock Safety automated license plate readers active across the city since early October, which Lakewood police officials say will assist authorities in catching stolen vehicles and ...
Morningstar

Ameresco and City of Olympia, Washington, Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for Nearly $17 Million Energy Performance and Solar Project at Olympia Armory

Ameresco and City of Olympia, Washington, Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for Nearly $17 Million Energy Performance and Solar Project at Olympia Armory The multi-phase project encompasses energy ...