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Major upgrade on the way for Durie Hill elevator entrance
4 Feb, 2021 04:00 AM
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An impression of what the new entrance way to the Durie Hill elevator will look like. Photo / Supplied
Whanganui Chronicle
The major upgrade of the Durie Hill elevator entrance as well as a maintenance overhaul of its lift car is set to begin.
The elevator will be closed to the public for around 12 weeks from February 15. While the council owns the site, the Whanganui Regional Heritage Trust initiated the new entrance in the lead-up to the elevator s 100th birthday celebrations in 2019 and then undertook the design and fundraising, Whanganui District Council s property general manager, Leighton Toy, said.
Mayor calls Olympia hotel occupation domestic terrorism
The Olympian 2/3/2021 Brandon Block, The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
Feb. 3 Olympia city officials on Tuesday roundly condemned the actions of the group Oly Housing Now, which staged an occupation of the Red Lion Inn hotel on Sunday afternoon that ended in seven arrests.
Council member Dani Madrone said she was appalled. Mayor Pro Tem Clark Gilman said he was disappointed and confused.
Other adjectives included reckless, uninformed, and infuriating.
The latter term came from council member Renata Rollins, who co-founded a homelessness advocacy group and has been vocal about supporting harm reduction approaches to homelessness. She called the group s actions short-sighted, ego-driven, and counterproductive.
Arrests after activists try to occupy hotel
OLYMPIA (AP) Police said they arrested at least three people in Olympia after a group that advocates for the homeless tried to occupy a hotel, prompting guests and staffers to shelter in place for several hours.
Olympia Police Lt. Paul Lower said employees of the Red Lion Inn & Suites, began calling for help at 11 a.m. Sunday after several people, one of whom was wielding a hatchet while others brandished batons and knives, entered the facility.
The Red Lion Inn in downtown Olympia was the scene of the homeless protest
Around 35 people booked in to 17 rooms on Saturday night, and refused to leave
Carrying knives and axes they barricaded themselves into two floors of the hotel
Employees sheltered in the basement and hotel guests hid in their rooms
A group calling itself Oly Housing Now is demanding FEMA funds for shelter
They say it is dangerous to have COVID-vulnerable people in unsafe conditions
Officials at Thurston County say they are exploring options for funding