Fife City Hall
Office of Public Information
5411 23rd Street East, Fife, WA 98424
Tel (253) 896-8606 Cell (253) 255-4727
PRESS RELEASE
April 16, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information:
Kurt Reuter, PRCS Director
253-896-8641
Fife Memorial Fountain Enshrinement Program
Fife, WA - The Fife Parks, Recreation & Community Services (PRCS) Department is
offering you a way to nominate and recognize your loved ones on the Fife Memorial
Fountain. Open now until May 29th, 2015 an open nomination process is being held, during
which interested parties may nominate people who they think deserve to be honored with a
plaque bearing their name on the Fountain.
The PRCS Citizen Advisory Board will review and recommend nominations to the Fife City
Council for enshrinement. Recommendations will be based on guidelines stating that
“enshrinement will be awarded to those who by their lives of faithful service, exemplary
action and good deeds, have substantially enriched the community of Fife and the welfare of
its residents.” Additional criteria include:
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Nomination must be presented in person at a regular meeting of the PRCS Citizens
Advisory Board.
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Person being nominated must have been deceased at least one year from date of
application.
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Person being nominated need not be a Fife resident as long as the criteria listed above
is satisfied.
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Two nominations will be forwarded by the PRCS Board to the Fife City Council for
consideration. The Fife City Council will have the final decision making authority as
to who is chosen to be placed on the fountain.
The Fountain, a Fife fixture since 1914, originally served as a watering station for horses and
was located at what is now the intersection of 54th & 20th Streets. It was moved to its current
location in front of the Fife Swim Center in 1984. For more information, contact the Fife
PRCS department at (253) 922-0900 or view the nomination form at
www.cityoffife.org/parks.
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