Contents 9-26 PSHS Committee Summary South Park Pump Station and Roadway/Drainage Event Saturday Spokane Street (Low) Bridge Closed October 7-14 Order Free At-Home COVID Tests It’s Budget Season 9-26 PSHS Committee Summary The Public Safety and Human S...
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Health 99 Event / Working Washington’s PayUp Party / Saturday Gathering with South Asian Community Leaders / SDOT West Seattle Bridge Update / Federal Tree Grant Includes Delridge Native Forest Garden / 2024 Budget Preview / Opioid Settlement Funding Resolution / Free Tutoring in South Park and High Point / Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With a Book / New Covid Vaccines Arriving / SPU Requesting Water Conservation / Prioritizing Diversion Over Prosecution for State Drug Law / Diaper Need Awareness Proclamation
Contents Health 99 Event Working Washington’s PayUp Party Saturday Gathering with South Asian Community Leaders SDOT West Seattle Bridge Update Federal Tree Grant Includes Delridge Native Forest Garden 2024 Budget Preview Opioid Settlement Funding Reso...
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King County Board of Health Approves Councilmember Herbold’s Resolution to Maximize Impact of Opioid Settlement Funding for King County Residents
Seattle – Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle & South Park), in her ongoing commitment to addressing the overdose crisis, celebrates the passage of a resolution at today’s King County Board of Health meeting. It urges all jurisdictions within King County to align their opioid settlement funding and invest in services recommended in the Opioid Settlement Stakeholder Feedback report. “The overdose crisis...
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Seattle City Council passes legislation to prioritize treatment and address public drug use
SEATTLE – The Seattle City Council passed legislation today that will refocus Seattle’s approach to public drug use and make unprecedented commitments to prioritizing treatment and diversion services. The legislation was proposed by Mayor Bruce Harrell and was co-sponsored by Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia). “Today, we’re making the most substantive commitment to treatment and...
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Councilmember Mosqueda Rejects Further Prosecution of Addiction, a Public Health Crisis
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda issued the following statement regarding the Seattle City Council’s final consideration of legislation (CB 120645) that allows the Seattle City Attorney to prosecute public drug use or possession, the first time that such prosecution will happen at the city level in Seattle’s history: “Given my background in public health and my steadfast commitment...
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Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Supporting National Infrastructure Bank, Calls on Congress to Act
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) celebrated the Seattle City Council’s passage of a resolution requesting the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB). The Council’s resolution supports the federal Legislation (HR 3339) to create a National Infrastructure Bank. If created, the NIB would lend $5 trillion nationally to repair the country’s crumbling infrastructure. Crucial priorities include...
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Consent Decree Ruling / Impact Fees / You Can Help Prevent Overdose / Applications Due 9/20 for Seattle Youth Employment Program / Myers Way Encampment Resolved / Back to School / OEM Emergency Management Trainings / SDOT Draft Transportation Plan & Public Comment Open
Contents Consent Decree Ruling Impact Fees You Can Help Prevent Overdose Applications Due 9/20 for Seattle Youth Employment Program Myers Way Encampment Resolved Back to School OEM Emergency Management Trainings SDOT Draft Transportation Plan/Public Co...
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Safer Streets Enabled by Passage of Additional Traffic Camera Enforcement Legislation
SEATTLE – Following their recent designation of illegal drag racing zones, the Seattle City Council passed two additional pillars of the traffic camera enforcement strategy, as sponsored by Councilmember Alex Pedersen for safer streets. The suite of new legislation will create safer streets throughout the city by authorizing the addition of automated traffic cameras in hospital zones and...
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August 14 PSHS Committee Recap / Community Police Commission August 31 Event, Executive Director Appointment / Alki Beach Pride / Register for Fall 2023 Classes and Activities / Fire Safety Fair / Unreinforced Masonry Tour with Congresswoman Jayapal / WRIA 9 Visit to Chinook Winds Project
Contents August 14 PSHS Committee Recap Community Police Commission August 31 Event, Executive Director Appointment Alki Beach Pride This Sunday Register for Fall 2023 Classes and Activities Fire Safety Fair at Station 13 Unreinforced Masonry Tour with...
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Innovative Strategy to Maximize Permanent Affordable Housing and Transit Access to Address Homelessness Crisis Passes Seattle’s Transportation Committee
SEATTLE – The Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities Committee passed today legislation sponsored by Councilmember Alex Pedersen, which will increase the space for low-income housing by creatively rerouting a public alley in the heart of the University District. Centrally located on NE 45th Street between Roosevelt Way and 11th Avenue NE, the alley currently splits two parcels that, when combined by the legislation, will enable dozens of additional housing units permanently available to low-income residents. Under an innovative arrangement crafted by Councilmember...