Inside the City of Tumwater Date:
March 13, 2023
To:
Mayor Debbie Sullivan City Councilmembers City Employees
From: John Doan, City Administrator
PEOPLE
Have you met our Building & Fire Inspector? Eric Heide is the Building & Fire Safety Inspector for the City. He holds a residential building inspector
credential through the International Code Council.
Eric was first hired by the City as a project building
inspector to help with the increased workload and demand
Paramedic Joins Us from Hoquiam Eli Fox is joining the City as a Firefighter/Paramedic,
filling an existing vacant position. Eli graduated from River Ridge High School, the Tacoma Community
College Paramedic Program, and the Bates Technical
on
the
Community
Development
Department prompted by Tumwater’s residential construction boom. Prior to that, he owned a home
building inspection business, worked in banking, and was a school teacher.
We Have a Dahlia Superstar on Our Team!
College Firefighter Program. Since 2019, he has
Our very own Wayne Lobaugh was featured in The
have you on the team Eli!
hybridizing, dahlias. Wayne has received seven
We’ve Added Another Police Officer
the article about Wayne and his dahlias.. Is it any
worked for the Hoquiam Fire Department. Great to
Javkhlan Battumur, who goes by “Jack,” has joined
our Police Department. Jack was born in Mongolia
and came to the US with his family. He grew up in
Centralia Chronicle for his hobby of raising and
medals from the American Dahlia Society. Check out surprise he supervises our parks maintenance crew?
No. 21 UCLA Women top ASU 81-70 in OT
Colorado, spent 7 years in the US Army, and left his
We don’t usually report women’s basketball scores
the National Guard. He and his family live in the area
Golf Operations Coordinator, Tyler Trimble, was one
we need a City volleyball team? Welcome, Jack! He
game. Next time you are watching college
final duty station at JBLM. He continues to serve in
here, but this game was special because Tumwater
and he is the BHHS girl’s JV volleyball coach. Maybe
of the referees for this opening PAC-12 tournament
is awaiting an open slot at the State’s Law
Enforcement Academy.
basketball, watch for Tyler!