Council’s priorities to take shape through adds, cuts SEATTLE – Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle & Highland Park), and Chair of the Council’s Select Budget Committee will release an initial balancing package of amendments to the Mayor’s proposed budget on Tuesday, October 31 beginning at 9:30 a.m. “This initial proposed balancing package strives...
Month: October 2017
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October 27, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
This Week in the Budget; City Auditor Report on City Finances; Disability Rights Fairness Hearing; Domestic Violence Awareness Month
This Week in the Budget The City Council’s Budget Committee will hold a second public hearing on the 2018 budget on November 1 at City Hall. In addition, there will be hearings on the Seattle Asian Art Museum Renovation, and the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Central Waterfront Piers Rehabilitation Projects, as required by law. […]
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October 24, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Focusing on Homelessness Solutions that Work
It’s no secret that I oppose wasting taxpayer money on sweeps. “Sweeping” people, without a place for people to go, is an ineffective and wasteful way to address our homelessness crisis. The successes we’ve seen in transitioning people into housing have been due to additional low-barrier shelter options and permanent housing. And, to be clear, […]
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October 21, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
This Week in the Budget; Duwamish Alive; Duwamish Waterway Park; No Office Hours; Constituent Budget Emails
This Week in the Budget On Monday and Tuesday this week and Friday last week the Council met as the Budget Committee for the “Issue Identification” phase of the Council’s budget deliberations. Below are links to Council Central staff papers for relevant departments, which include issues identified by Staff, as well as proposals from individual […]
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October 13, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
West Seattle Junction Parking Study; SDOT Center City Streetcar Report; Neighborhood Recycling & Reuse Event; No October District Office Hours
This Week in the Budget The Council began meeting today as the Budget Committee to consider identification of particular budget issues relevant to individual City Departments. Here is the schedule through Tuesday, October 17. Today we discussed Councilmember ideas and budget proposals for each the Office of Planning and Community Development, Seattle Department of Construction […]
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October 12, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien, News Releases, Obrien
Councilmembers O’Brien, Harris-Talley Announce ‘HOMES’ Proposal aimed at alleviating factors fueling homelessness
SEATTLE – Councilmember Mike O’Brien (District 6, Northwest Seattle) and Councilmember Kirsten Harris-Talley (Pos. 8, Citywide) together announced a proposal intended to help meet the costs associated with alleviating the factors contributing to Seattle’s homelessness crisis – namely, places for people to live in the short- and long-term. Three critical changes to the City’s approach...
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October 6, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
This Week in the Budget; Alki Public Safety and Health Survey Results; Final Design Review Update; Feedback on ADUs
This week in the budget The City Council’s Budget Committee held the first of two public hearings on the 2018 budget last night. The second hearing will be on November 1. Next week the City Council’s Budget Committee will begin the Issue Identification portion of its review of the Mayor’s proposed 2018 budget, with meetings […]
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October 6, 2017January 6, 2023News Releases
Council Selects Harris-Talley to Fill Pos. 8 Vacancy
SEATTLE – City Councilmembers selected and appointed Kirsten Harris-Talley this afternoon during a Special Meeting of the Full Council to fill the vacancy in Council Position 8. Harris-Talley brings more than fifteen years of experience in advocacy to her appointment on the City Council. Most recently she served as Program Director for Progress Alliance of...
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October 6, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember González
Why I plan to support Kirsten Harris-Talley for Council Position 8
For almost 15 years, I have worked on championing civil rights for the people of Seattle and Washington State. That work has included advocating for an inclusive work force, suing large corporations and government when anti-discrimination laws were violated and mentoring young people of color, especially women of color. Indeed, in my office, three of […]
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October 5, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
PETITION: Stop the Sweeps, Fund Housing & Services in Seattle’s Budget
Petition: Stop the Sweeps, Fund Housing & Services! Dear members of the Seattle City Council: In the coming weeks, you will be debating and voting on the 2018 City budget. The budget is not simply numbers. It is a moral document that speaks to our priorities and values as a city. Seattle has become two […]