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Commission to help implement arborist plan for Meeker Oak; two commissioners appointed as liaisons

Tumwater Historic Preservation Commission · January 16, 2026
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Summary

Tumwater's historic commission agreed to help implement an arborist-backed work plan for the Meeker Oak, asked staff to draft a certificate-of-appropriateness process and bylaws amendment, and appointed two commissioners as volunteer liaisons to the city's preservation team.

Kelly Adams, who identified herself as an assistant city administrator for Tumwater and a member of the city's Davis/Meeker Oak preservation team, told the Historic Preservation Commission that staff had followed a Level 3 assessment by Todd Frager & Associates and recommends a conservative, staged work plan to preserve the tree while protecting public safety. "We took that resolution and we went…

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