Saturday, January 31, 2015
POINT RUSTON
Test restarting blog due to unscrupulous actions by the City of Ruston. The News Tribune has been covering the problems extensively. All for now. Welcome back!
Monday, February 18, 2013
BREAKING NEWS
BREAKING NEWS - Town of Ruston on website April 27, 2012
Case Number 434598 Filing Date: 05-17-2012
http://www.rustonwa.org/services/clerk-records/Newsletter/breakingnews
Except that "It ain't over till it's over".
COURT OF APPEALS DIV II
Ready Status Changed 07-24-12
Filing of VRP by Crt Reporter Filed 07-31-12
Report of Proceedings Received by Court 08-07-12
Clerk's Papers Received by Court 09-10-12
Appellants brief Filed 09-25-12
Motion to Extend Time to File Filed 10-04-12
Ruling on Motions Filed 11-21-12
Supplemental Designation of Clerk's Papers Filed 11-21-12
Respondents/Cross Appellants brief Filed 12-05-12
Supplemental Clerk's Papers Received by Court 12-21-12
Respondents brief Not filed 12-21-12 Status Changed12-21-12
Appellants Reply brief Filed 01-31-13
Screened Status Changed 02-05-13
Appellants Reply brief Received by Court 02-08-13
Appellants brief Received by Court 02-19-13
Check case Information Due
Previous posts RUSTON LAWSUIT:
http://rustonlawsuit.blogspot.com/2008/09/ruston-lawsuits.html
STAY TUNED. Real "Breaking News" as it happens.
Case Number 434598 Filing Date: 05-17-2012
We are pleased to announce that the honorable Judge Edmund Murphy has dismissed all claims brought against the Town of Ruston by Steve Fabre and Pt Defiance Cafe and Casino. The judge's ruling can be found below. This draws to an end years of litigation against the town. Town Attorney Carol Morris recently joined the defense team and successfully argued for summary judgement. Nice work Carol.
http://www.rustonwa.org/services/clerk-records/Newsletter/breakingnews
Except that "It ain't over till it's over".
COURT OF APPEALS DIV II
Ready Status Changed 07-24-12
Filing of VRP by Crt Reporter Filed 07-31-12
Report of Proceedings Received by Court 08-07-12
Clerk's Papers Received by Court 09-10-12
Appellants brief Filed 09-25-12
Motion to Extend Time to File Filed 10-04-12
Ruling on Motions Filed 11-21-12
Supplemental Designation of Clerk's Papers Filed 11-21-12
Respondents/Cross Appellants brief Filed 12-05-12
Supplemental Clerk's Papers Received by Court 12-21-12
Respondents brief Not filed 12-21-12 Status Changed12-21-12
Appellants Reply brief Filed 01-31-13
Screened Status Changed 02-05-13
Appellants Reply brief Received by Court 02-08-13
Appellants brief Received by Court 02-19-13
Check case Information Due
Previous posts RUSTON LAWSUIT:
http://rustonlawsuit.blogspot.com/2008/09/ruston-lawsuits.html
STAY TUNED. Real "Breaking News" as it happens.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
BUCK
Leroy "Buck" Linke passed away recently. Long time Ruston resident and Town employee.
A great and wonderful person who had knowledge of much of Ruston's history.
Used to meet Buck at the Ruston Market in the morning where he was a wonderful story teller.
Link failed:
LEROY LINKE
Leroy Linke 7/21/1924 - 12/19/2011 Leroy, 87, of Tacoma, passed away at St. Joseph hospital Dec. 19, 2011. He is survived by daughter Leaetta Galbreath, son Mark Linke, 3 grandchildren, Derek, Leroy, and Kristen, 7 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, and 3 sisters, Lauretta, Bertha, and Marilyn.
Pub Date: 12/25/2011
Read more here: http://www.southsoundclassifieds.com/Obits/Listing.asp#storylink=cpy
A great and wonderful person who had knowledge of much of Ruston's history.
Used to meet Buck at the Ruston Market in the morning where he was a wonderful story teller.
Link failed:
LEROY LINKE
Leroy Linke 7/21/1924 - 12/19/2011 Leroy, 87, of Tacoma, passed away at St. Joseph hospital Dec. 19, 2011. He is survived by daughter Leaetta Galbreath, son Mark Linke, 3 grandchildren, Derek, Leroy, and Kristen, 7 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, and 3 sisters, Lauretta, Bertha, and Marilyn.
Pub Date: 12/25/2011
Read more here: http://www.southsoundclassifieds.com/Obits/Listing.asp#storylink=cpy
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
NEVER NEVER TOWN
Ruston Town Council meeting November 7, 2011 7pm
Pretty routine:
Res 495 adopted Official Newspaper. Amid all the clatter I did not get the name of.
Ord 1344 Adopting Town of Ruston Annual Budget for fiscal year 2012 (first reading)
MAYORS TIME/COUNCIL TIME
This is where it got exciting!
Don't attend many council meetings but showed up on Nov. 7.
Cabal gone?
If you would of witnessed the arm waving and calls to shut it down (Point Ruston) you would soon realize they are not gone and still intend to inflict maximum damage and slow down tactics. Even threatening arrests and to ram the gate. The arch typical NIMBY Town.
Interesting the people on Stack Hill were not the ones complaining but one individual who lives about six blocks away and another three blocks away both on the Council.
The lights and noise are 90 feet down from the edge of Stack Hill and well away from the main part of Ruston.
This night work is rainy, cold and dangerous but hours are controlled and imposed by the EPA from midnite to 5am. This is still an EPA controlled site and Ruston has little say although you wouldn't know it by the caterwauling council.
And a funny point the rip rap restoration was all being done on the Tacoma side of the Point Ruston site.
For a fun night of entertainment and people making fools of themselves attend a Ruston town council meeting. A laugh a minute.
2011 budget deficit $306,000 Police budget $348,000 to $384,000 with support items. Makes sense to them I guess. For 100 years Ruston got along with one Town Marshall, yes ONE.
What is amazing is that half the meeting is counting on Point Ruston to save the town the other half how to close Point Ruston down.
Make sense to you?
Still to come on the budget deficit:
five law firms
mega lawsuits
jail costs - skyrocketing!
Total budget deficit they are not saying. But strategized delays forced Point Ruston to start building in Tacoma forestalling most taxes that will eventually be collected in Ruston.
Point Ruston - The Destination
A day late and a dollar short.
Get the picture they are dead broke and haven't got the message.
Time to bite the bullet and begin serious negotiations with the City of Tacoma and a bailout/take over. Recent improvements sewers/street light make a merger more promising possibility.
Previous council had the right idea but were not upfront with the Town's people conducting secret negotiations and back room deals. Remember we are bringing 12-15 people along? How could they have been so right and acted so wrong at the same time?
This was a grand old Town but in the last six years has taken a serious desultory wrong turn.
I never thought I would be on this side but the longer it remains the more serious damage it can cause meaning the Town of Ruston.
More on Ruston Home blog: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Ruston School For Sale Again?
The proverbial white elephant soon to be mothballed. Remember they sold the lower parking lot for three or four million dollars to keep the Town afloat this long. But the aged school building may be beyond redemption. Wow a mega apartment site? That would rattle a lot of cages.
It can't go on much longer. Under paid and over worked Town employees pushed to the breaking point? Serious health disability problems waning.
Give up the ghost. There are no more ASARCO freebies. Welcome to the Ruston district of Tacoma! Let's get it on, full steam ahead, with Point Ruston the jewel on Commencement Bay.
Town of Ruston officials:
Mayor, Bruce Hopkins
Council, Bradley Huson, Jim Hedrick, Deborah Kristovich, Lyle Hardin, Jane Hunt
Attorney, Carol Morris
Planner, Rob White
Clerk/Treasurer, Myriah Mesa
A tad late but better late than never.
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Pretty routine:
Res 495 adopted Official Newspaper. Amid all the clatter I did not get the name of.
Ord 1344 Adopting Town of Ruston Annual Budget for fiscal year 2012 (first reading)
MAYORS TIME/COUNCIL TIME
This is where it got exciting!
Don't attend many council meetings but showed up on Nov. 7.
Cabal gone?
If you would of witnessed the arm waving and calls to shut it down (Point Ruston) you would soon realize they are not gone and still intend to inflict maximum damage and slow down tactics. Even threatening arrests and to ram the gate. The arch typical NIMBY Town.
Interesting the people on Stack Hill were not the ones complaining but one individual who lives about six blocks away and another three blocks away both on the Council.
The lights and noise are 90 feet down from the edge of Stack Hill and well away from the main part of Ruston.
This night work is rainy, cold and dangerous but hours are controlled and imposed by the EPA from midnite to 5am. This is still an EPA controlled site and Ruston has little say although you wouldn't know it by the caterwauling council.
And a funny point the rip rap restoration was all being done on the Tacoma side of the Point Ruston site.
For a fun night of entertainment and people making fools of themselves attend a Ruston town council meeting. A laugh a minute.
2011 budget deficit $306,000 Police budget $348,000 to $384,000 with support items. Makes sense to them I guess. For 100 years Ruston got along with one Town Marshall, yes ONE.
What is amazing is that half the meeting is counting on Point Ruston to save the town the other half how to close Point Ruston down.
Make sense to you?
Still to come on the budget deficit:
five law firms
mega lawsuits
jail costs - skyrocketing!
Total budget deficit they are not saying. But strategized delays forced Point Ruston to start building in Tacoma forestalling most taxes that will eventually be collected in Ruston.
Point Ruston - The Destination
A day late and a dollar short.
Get the picture they are dead broke and haven't got the message.
Time to bite the bullet and begin serious negotiations with the City of Tacoma and a bailout/take over. Recent improvements sewers/street light make a merger more promising possibility.
Previous council had the right idea but were not upfront with the Town's people conducting secret negotiations and back room deals. Remember we are bringing 12-15 people along? How could they have been so right and acted so wrong at the same time?
This was a grand old Town but in the last six years has taken a serious desultory wrong turn.
I never thought I would be on this side but the longer it remains the more serious damage it can cause meaning the Town of Ruston.
More on Ruston Home blog: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Ruston School For Sale Again?
The proverbial white elephant soon to be mothballed. Remember they sold the lower parking lot for three or four million dollars to keep the Town afloat this long. But the aged school building may be beyond redemption. Wow a mega apartment site? That would rattle a lot of cages.
It can't go on much longer. Under paid and over worked Town employees pushed to the breaking point? Serious health disability problems waning.
Give up the ghost. There are no more ASARCO freebies. Welcome to the Ruston district of Tacoma! Let's get it on, full steam ahead, with Point Ruston the jewel on Commencement Bay.
Town of Ruston officials:
Mayor, Bruce Hopkins
Council, Bradley Huson, Jim Hedrick, Deborah Kristovich, Lyle Hardin, Jane Hunt
Attorney, Carol Morris
Planner, Rob White
Clerk/Treasurer, Myriah Mesa
A tad late but better late than never.
-30-
Thursday, August 18, 2011
RUSTON SEWER PROJECT
Towm meeting Ruston Sewer Project August 17, 2011 7pm
Moderator was Jerry Morrissette, Town Engineer
Attendance was around 20 Towns people including:
Mayor, Bruce Hopkins
Council persons, Lyle Hardin and Jane Hunt
Former Council Persons Bob Pudlo and Dan Albertson
Town contact person Steve Taylor
Project persons, Jerry Morrissette, Dan Ozier and Charlie Severs.
After a presentation meeting was opened up for questions from the public.
My notes follow.
I&I, inflow and infiltration, storm water into sewer system causes overload at treatment plant in Tacoma is major problem.
Current sewer pipe 4-6 inches not up to code.
Funding for project from USDA (Department of Agriculture)rural development program.
Low interest rate loan over 40 years.
Will be a separate website for sewer project linked from town website (not active yet).
Houses built prior to 1970 need side sewer laterals replaced.
Permit for work available at Town Hall. Fee $90 dollars (lateral to main).
Can do work ahead of time.
Contractor schedule better detail than normal.
Due to railroad permitting some work not completed until August 2012.
J R Rodarte is prime contractor, no laterals.
Will use trenchless technology.
Steve Taylor is contact person.
Cost of lateral $1 thousand dollars to $3 thousand dollars with median at $1,500 dollars.
Cost will vary due to topograpy: trees, stone walls, etc.,
Adapters are available for difficult connections.
Cost on utility bills $5 dollars per month per home owner.
Town has done long range planning for cost reduction.
Timing of rate increase up to the Town Council.
Commercial street patch only no repaving.
Town has aerial map of sewer showing where to conncect.
Some alleys closed two to four weeks.
Garbage collection will be on street until finished.
Steve Taylor made comment time will be shorter than that.
Jerry we have to use worst case to avoid problems.
Alleys at 51st street and Rust Way.
How long will sewer service be out?
Momentarily, up to one hour.
Check website out for details.
Will be given 48 hours notice.
Plumbers responsibilty to know codes.
Questions can be posted on website or contact Steve Taylor during business hours.
Repave 49th street with asphalt.
City of Tacoma replacing main.
No alley in back of 49th street. Access will be limited. Will need to park elsewhere and walk. One lane open with flaggers will limit access to Pearl street.
Could have water problems with winter work.
Completion scheduled for October 2012.
Work has to be done and public patience appreciated.
Different crews may do sections one and three simultaneously.
Comment neighbors may charge five dollars to park in their yard brought laughter from crowd.
Project contact Charlie Severs 360-481-4144.
When it wwas pointed out that was long distance there was talk of getting an 800 number or using email. (Not all residents have computers)
Town of Ruston officials:
Mayor, Bruce Hopkins
Council, Bradley Huson, Jim Hedrick, Deborah Kristovich, Lyle Hardin, Jane Hunt
Attorney, Carol Morris
Planner, Rob White
Clerk/Treasurer, Myriah Mesa
Fire Chief, Don Torbet
Police Chief, Jeremy Kunkel
Electrician, John Parker
Electricial Engineer, Mo Fesharaki
Engineer, Jerry Morrissette
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Moderator was Jerry Morrissette, Town Engineer
Attendance was around 20 Towns people including:
Mayor, Bruce Hopkins
Council persons, Lyle Hardin and Jane Hunt
Former Council Persons Bob Pudlo and Dan Albertson
Town contact person Steve Taylor
Project persons, Jerry Morrissette, Dan Ozier and Charlie Severs.
After a presentation meeting was opened up for questions from the public.
My notes follow.
I&I, inflow and infiltration, storm water into sewer system causes overload at treatment plant in Tacoma is major problem.
Current sewer pipe 4-6 inches not up to code.
Funding for project from USDA (Department of Agriculture)rural development program.
Low interest rate loan over 40 years.
Will be a separate website for sewer project linked from town website (not active yet).
Houses built prior to 1970 need side sewer laterals replaced.
Permit for work available at Town Hall. Fee $90 dollars (lateral to main).
Can do work ahead of time.
Contractor schedule better detail than normal.
Due to railroad permitting some work not completed until August 2012.
J R Rodarte is prime contractor, no laterals.
Will use trenchless technology.
Steve Taylor is contact person.
Cost of lateral $1 thousand dollars to $3 thousand dollars with median at $1,500 dollars.
Cost will vary due to topograpy: trees, stone walls, etc.,
Adapters are available for difficult connections.
Cost on utility bills $5 dollars per month per home owner.
Town has done long range planning for cost reduction.
Timing of rate increase up to the Town Council.
Commercial street patch only no repaving.
Town has aerial map of sewer showing where to conncect.
Some alleys closed two to four weeks.
Garbage collection will be on street until finished.
Steve Taylor made comment time will be shorter than that.
Jerry we have to use worst case to avoid problems.
Alleys at 51st street and Rust Way.
How long will sewer service be out?
Momentarily, up to one hour.
Check website out for details.
Will be given 48 hours notice.
Plumbers responsibilty to know codes.
Questions can be posted on website or contact Steve Taylor during business hours.
Repave 49th street with asphalt.
City of Tacoma replacing main.
No alley in back of 49th street. Access will be limited. Will need to park elsewhere and walk. One lane open with flaggers will limit access to Pearl street.
Could have water problems with winter work.
Completion scheduled for October 2012.
Work has to be done and public patience appreciated.
Different crews may do sections one and three simultaneously.
Comment neighbors may charge five dollars to park in their yard brought laughter from crowd.
Project contact Charlie Severs 360-481-4144.
When it wwas pointed out that was long distance there was talk of getting an 800 number or using email. (Not all residents have computers)
Town of Ruston officials:
Mayor, Bruce Hopkins
Council, Bradley Huson, Jim Hedrick, Deborah Kristovich, Lyle Hardin, Jane Hunt
Attorney, Carol Morris
Planner, Rob White
Clerk/Treasurer, Myriah Mesa
Fire Chief, Don Torbet
Police Chief, Jeremy Kunkel
Electrician, John Parker
Electricial Engineer, Mo Fesharaki
Engineer, Jerry Morrissette
-30-
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
ORDER ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Steve Fabre, individually; and Point Defiance Cafe and Casino,LLC;
Plaintiff
v.
Town of Ruston, et al.
Defendants
The Honorable Edmund Murphy in the Superior Court in the State of Washington in and for Pierce County,
County-City building room 822 June 24, 2011 1:30 pm
Plaintiff
v.
Town of Ruston, et al.
Defendants
The Honorable Edmund Murphy in the Superior Court in the State of Washington in and for Pierce County,
County-City building room 822 June 24, 2011 1:30 pm
CLERK'S MINUTE ENTRY
Steve Fabre v. Town of Ruston June 24,2011 Order on Motions for Summary Judgment.
Pretty perfunctory except one council person had separate counsel.
Pretty perfunctory except one council person had separate counsel.
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