Copied this from EXIT133 commenting on "Will Ruston survive":
There is old Ruston with millions of dollars of infrastructure needed, many millions. Then there is Point Ruston a brand new state of the art commercial/residential development.
Separating them is a 105 foot bluff, one will not change the other physically but Point Ruston will definitely be beneficial to Old Ruston taxwise.
The Point Ruston land mass (100 acres) was split off from Tacoma to save the W.R. Rust Smelter operations from being taxed by Tacoma. The Smelter was responsible for RUSTon, get it, and now may again save the town from bankruptcy resurrecting itself as Point Ruston.
Given the choice Tacoma will welcome Point Ruston (boundary review commission) but they could not afford Old Ruston.
Old Ruston is living in a dream world where the RUST, later ASARCO, smelter paid all of the bills. Without them the higher taxes, assessments and LIDs will force most of old Ruston to sell out and move. At the present rate of squandering the Commencement trust fund it won’t be long.
Posted by Ruston34 Jan 9, 01:27 PM
Did anyone notice the "hideous building" comment referring to the Silver Cloud Hotel was deleted from the mintues of the Dec. 15th Ruston town council meeting? It will be an uphill, constant struggle for Point Ruston with that attitude residing on the town council.
Refer to: RUSTON UNBALANCED 12/15/08 and BUDGETLOO 12/16/08.
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