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Converting "Coffee with Sallys" to a more seasonally appropriate "Cider with Sallys," Seattle City Councilmembers Sally J. Clark and Sally Bagshaw will hold a conversation hour at the West Seattle Farmer’s Market on Sunday, November 20, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. The Councilmembers will host a booth and hope Seattleites will stop by to talk about local issues.
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Seattle City Councilmembers will be available tomorrow morning, at 11:30 a.m., to discuss the likely 2012 budget balancing package. This media availability will take place immediately following the 9:30 a.m. Budget Committee meeting at which time final votes on green sheets and statements of legislative intent will be taken.
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Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess, Chair of the Public Safety and Education Committee, released the following statement tonight on the passage of the Families and Education Levy:
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Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Chair of the Seattle Transportation Benefit District, released the following statement on the voter rejection of Seattle's Prop. 1, relating to the propose $60 vehicle license fee:
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In late September of this year, Seattle City Light began installing LED streetlights on residential streets from North 65th Street in Seattle all the way to the northern boundary of City Light's service territory in Shoreline. The latest round of installations brings the total of installed LED streetlights to 18,000.
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Councilmember Mike O'Brien and his family will participate in National Bank Transfer Day and he encourages other city residents to do the same. The O’Brien family joins more than 650,000 Americans in transferring their bank accounts to local banks or credit unions.
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The Seattle City Council is looking for a new Urban Forestry Commission (UFC) member to fill the Arborist role in Position # 5. The term would start December 1, 2011 and extend through December 1, 2014.
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Mayor Mike McGinn and Council President Richard Conlin, joined by labor and business representatives, today announced Inekon-Pacifica as the winning bidder to build six First Hill Streetcar vehicles. Inekon, based in the Czech Republic, is partnered with Pacifica, a Seattle-based manufacturer. The announcement, made at the Seattle Streetcar Maintenance Yard, highlighted investments in high capacity transit that are bringing, living wage manufacturing jobs to Seattle. The partnership will bring streetcar manufacturing jobs to Seattle and compete for other streetcar contracts around the country.
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Seattle City Councilmember and Transportation Committee Chair, Tom Rasmussen hailed today's announcement that the vehicles for the new First Hill Streetcar will be assembled in Seattle. The streetcars will be assembled by Seattle-based Pacifica, a company that specializes in the assembly and refurbishment of ground transportation vehicles in partnership with Inekon of the Czech Republic.
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As the City Council works to balance the Seattle's 2012 budget, considerable input from residents is needed to develop a budget that best reflects the needs of our City. The Seattle City Council invites members of the community to participate in the second public hearing tomorrow in City Council Chambers.