The Nokomis building is a historic structure, built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), used as Redmond’s first library and the site of many gatherings by women leaders of the city.

It is located on a lot in the downtown core, and, with the surrounding open space, could be used again to serve the city in a capacity that would improve the quality of civic life.

I urge the owner, builder and City of Redmond to find a way to preserve this structure and the land surrounding it, and dedicate them to community service, as the original members of the Nokomis Club wished.

Dorothy Matsui

Redmond