Representatives from the Grand Avenue Greenway Committee spoke about past successes, current projects and plans at the Pullman City Council meeting on Tuesday.

Rosalie Harms and Rosemary Waldrop attended the meeting as representatives of the committee.

“We really want to beautify Pullman and take pride in our community,” Harms said.

The committee is a nonprofit organization established in 1999. Its original goal was to make the northern parts of Grand Avenue more appealing to people driving through. The project has since expanded to south Grand Avenue.

The Committee received praise from the city council.

“Every single time I walk around, I seem to find another oasis,” Council Member Nathan Weller said.

The committee is currently working on an entrance sign to greet drivers from the south side of Pullman. The designers of the sign aimed to embody the spirit of Pullman without interfering with any nature around the sign.

The Bites of the Palouse and other fundraisers raised enough money for the construction of two additional signs on the east and south entrances of Pullman

The sign reads, “Come visit us again,” on the back.

The committee plans to add streetlight banners on Grand Avenue to raise awareness. Pullman Mayor Glenn Johnson has supported the committee’s efforts to design a welcome sign with multiple languages on it.

The City Council thanked the Grand Avenue Greenway Committee for its work.

“These two women have been the engines behind all this great work,” said Council Member Fritz Hughes, who supported the establishment of the committee during his time with the Pullman Chamber of Commerce.

Harms credited David Hoyt for the design of benches and garbage cans on Ritchie Street.

The City Council strongly encourages donations to the Grand Avenue Greenway Committee.

Reporting by Forrest Holt