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concerned that we could lose some of the charm of having these 100+ year old buildings if we give <br />things names that do nothing to define the place. One of the things I like about "Wetmore Plaza" is that <br />Wetmore was a real person and the street was named after him. It is a significant street in town because <br />it has big buildings related to the city on it and it extends into a historic neighborhood. Since Everett has <br />passed its centennial, we need to give some credit to the fact that this town has survived and we continue <br />to thrive. We should be proud of the people who came here and started the town. I'm sure every town <br />has a Rockefeller Avenue because he had more money than God. The same with the Carnegie Libraries. <br />Mark Soine: It may be that since we already have Wetmore Avenue, there is a redundancy in using <br />"Wetmore" in the name as opposed to some other historic figure that is not memorialized with a street or <br />park already. <br />Barbara Lamoureaux: Wetmore defines the street that it's on if you are looking for a way for people to <br />find it. I like the idea of a plaque about Charles Wetmore. <br />Jim Staniford: If I am not mistaken, when the new municipal courthouse is completed, the old one <br />will be taken down. Won't there be some sort of plaza in front of that which could confuse people from <br />out of town looking for "Wetmore Plaza"? They are just a few blocks apart. <br />Mark Soine: Dave, were you incorporating the idea of "Theater" in your suggestion? <br />Dave Ramstad: I was, and I want to say that this is only a piece of my vision. If we do memorialize <br />Wetmore at either the municipal courthouse or the theater plaza, I think all the historical buildings along <br />Wetmore should have interpretive plaques at the site. I could see plaques for the Totem Pole, the <br />Granada Theater, the Balboa Theater, Court's Chevron Service and the Colliseum, a massive roller rink. <br />If you had a "Wetmore Plaza," you could celebrate and educate the public about the history of the site <br />and street. Maybe using photos juxtaposed on a larger plaque in the wall work of the plaza. <br />We also have lost history on Hoyt Avenue -- Jefferson School, Chin's, Whitehead's Furniture, and the <br />Eagles Hall. Maybe down the road we could also do interpretive plaques on Hoyt between Everett <br />Avenue and Pacific. <br />Jim Staniford: Is the discussion tonight just for public input or for our input also? <br />Dave Koenig: It is a public hearing and for your discussion. Minutes of this meeting will be <br />forwarded to the Park Board as background for their discussion. The policy calls for the Historical <br />Commission to coordinate with other boards and commissions, in this case the Park Board. Information <br />will come back from the Park Board to the Historical Commission for further consideration. Then the <br />Historical Commission is charged with making a recommendation to City Council. <br />Gary Meisner: <br />Park Board? <br />In what form will the information come back to the Historical Commission from the <br />Dave Koenig: The policy calls for the Historical Commission to solicit recommendations from other <br />advisory boards as appropriate and to coordinate public involvement. So the Park Board <br />recommendations would come back to you. <br />Gary Meisner: At some point this commission has to vote on a name. What is the process for <br />narrowing it down to one choice? <br />5 <br />