South Tacoma Secures Emergency Services After Council Battle
While the city council rejected a street improvement project for the South L and 56th Street neighborhood, they ultimately conceded to demands for additional firefighting protection.
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Although Councilman Hawley got the cold shoulder on a proposition to spend $75 to improve a street in South Tacoma, he did get an extra fireman. The appropriation was asked for so that residents in the vicinity of South L and 56th streets might open a section of street that would give them a better outlet than a mere footpath, which they now have. Councilman Deuvel was the chief opponent of the appropriation, on the ground that the city could not afford it. He evidently convinced a majority of the council that he was right, for the proposition was voted down. Then Councilman Giblett moved that the additional fireman for which Mr. Hawley had fought so hard at the last meeting be allowed. The motion was carried over the objection of President Roice, and the station at South Tacoma will now have three firemen.
“Although Councilman Hawley got the cold shoulder on a proposition to spend $75 to improve a street in South Tacoma, he did get an extra fireman.”
Infrastructure and emergency service funding remain constant tensions in South Tacoma. The struggle over neighborhood connectivity versus fire department resources reflects the ongoing debate over how the city prioritizes limited municipal budgets across its growing districts.
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