1981/02/25 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Rd February 2s1981 Co unca ilman Michelson felt if t Crt the name on ul ge it wan., Dennis Derickson,of the elanfrom the freeway exits. dnirig Department,said t improved sign. Identification o the retail shopping distr ats. xc areas and provide Barrietg and spoke lagainsf it.Lowell,felt the name change would add to the confusion unston,Manager of the Everett Mall Sears store, of Ernie e in favor the change and a confusion sofkshoppers #. ion wi.the Alderwood Mall trying to to felt sxheadingas freeway would go to that 1 if they tonna it difficult to locate the Everett Mall. Councilman Aldcroft said he felt 1 problem wasthe -off ,. configuration from the freeway and that he corrected a name tt Councilm n Pope up the the Mallaa y 00thtSt.which mightlrequire a ty of a to h g bink signing. .1 the rather o sir.Bob Carlson,from Chaf Eee s,spoke in favor ofthe name change. Michael werepresenting iMall ownership,also sbokeoialthe Canadian s gtrafffcas the E Mall i Mal1 208 4utof t an b rchange would result in in total volumeand min x confusion. Jo Kuper, Mall, p of the money bad been trying a c to use Exit he freeway t oeM which been to dda e She urged pproval of the change. Councilman Langus questioned xt this ccould damage downtOwnEverett and Ms.Elsner felt the the Mall naps s of astopping decide to investigate wnadowntowneverett hd to offer. Richaard Mahon,o he Bo ,aeric identifying the shopping g e to the downtown • areaa alreadyabe acne and net as a result ofgthe name change. Jerry Gross, the name ch re sen First National Bank,said they were behind • President Baker asked of anyone else wished to speak and no one replied. • For the record i that letters rotest pohe pro sed name Robinson,of Robinson Plumbing,and Bert Cronin,Gr.,from Cronin Moved public y Councilman Pope,seconded by CouncilmanGipson,to close the Motion Carried