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A city needs to form and transform to endure, and often this can be a difficult affair. Oftentimes a town is settled for one selected motive and then, years later, finds it needs to learn a new trick in order to stand viable, which is inevitable. However the way a city changes is a thing well worth paying awareness to, because it says a lot about the changes in our society at large.

The town of Hoquiam, Washington is in the middle of these considerations at the moment. Historically a logging town in the lumber rich Pacific Northwest, Hoquiam has preserved its heritage through a variety of events. There’s the annual, and internationally famous, Loggers’ Playday, as well as logging competitions and parades in the fall. Now it has to consider whether it wants to grow.

Take it to the Water!

Pay attention to the Hoquiam waterfront. The stretch of river in Hoquiam’s downtown hasn’t been often used since the 1980s. But now that there’s talk of evolution in that space, there’s also the possibility for it to become a shaping constituent of the local culture. Hoquiam’s got to have something beyond just logging and lumber, you know.

The waterfront hasn’t been much in vogue since the 1980s, but recent development interest has revived a discussion about how best to use that area. There is a lot to consider, because of course this is tax money going into any new project. It’s important to review options and decide, as a community, how best to use and area, and who best to head up that development — a decision that can’t be taken too lightly.

A Question of Size

Another consideration worth a moment is Hoquiam’s relationship to Aberdeen, the larger city to the east. This relationship, like probably all neighboring towns, is one of friendly rivalry. And rivalry often does good things for innovation. Hoquiam is at the mouth of the river, right on Grays Harbor, so it has opportunities no other town in the area does.

But it’s all a balancing act. Hoquiam can’t change too much or it risks losing its heritage. On the other hand, if it gets stuck in the past, it risks fading away, like so many other small towns do. Whatever changes get made will be made as a community, so the people of Hoquiam need to make sure they surround themselves with the right people.

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