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Neighbors, firefighters and paramedics praised for rescue after apartment fire; Bridge Education Foundation thanks city for grant
Summary
Mayor read a resident's account of neighbors and first responders rescuing multiple people from a recent apartment fire and publicly thanked named residents and responders; in audience comments Meg Sutherland thanked the city for a tourism grant that supports the Paint the Path fundraiser and reported $9,000 in student grants this year.
The council opened its June 1 meeting by recognizing neighbors and first responders who helped rescue several people from a recent apartment fire behind Casey's. Mayor Stevens read a social-media post attributed to resident Carl Simmons describing several neighbors and the Washington police, and he named first responders including firefighter/paramedic Daniel Grothy and firefighter Brian Baron for their roles in the rescue.
The mayor highlighted names of local residents who assisted—Clayton Kulman for supplying a ladder and Brandon Hart for helping with the rescue—and thanked them for "courage, compassion, and true dedication." The mayor read that rescuers used a ladder to bring three people safely from the back of the building and singled out Daniel Grothy for breaking a second-story window and carrying an elderly woman to safety.
During public comment, Meg Sutherland, representing the Washington Bridge Education Foundation, thanked the council for a tourism grant that supports the foundation's Paint the Path fundraiser set for June 20. Sutherland described the event's community art activities, partners including the Lions Club and local artists, and said about $9,000 from the foundation this year went directly to students for language and trade-related programs.
In alderpersons' comments, the council also voted unanimously to place a proposed 60-day extension related to the kratom ordinance's lot-and-batch number enforcement on the June 15 agenda for formal action.
The council later set a June 15 meeting to discuss settlement and redevelopment matters related to the Casey's/Casey Hall property and Marlene Miller's settlement; the mayor said an attorney will attend and that there may be potential litigation.
